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Man Claims $5.5 Million In Two Separate NY Lottery Prizes Man Claims $5.5 Million In Two Separate NY Lottery Prizes
Man Claims $5.5 Million In Two Separate NY Lottery Prizes A New York man has claimed two winning lottery prizes worth a total of $5.5 million. Ronald Whitaker, of the Bronx, turned in two of the three jackpot-winning tickets sold for a drawing that was held on Wednesday, Nov. 24, according to an announcement from the New York Lottery on Tuesday, Jan. 4. The tickets were each worth more than $2.7 million. "I can't describe the feeling," Whitaker told NY Lottery. He received his prizes in two separate lump-sum payments totaling $2,565,192 after required withholdings, the lottery said.  Both tickets were purchased at Lucky Choice Co…