Jackpot: Long Island Man Claims $1M Lottery Prize

This lucky Long Island man has a million reasons to be smiling.

Tarig Osman claimed a $1 million prize on the Millionaire Maker scratch-off game.
Photo Credit: *New York Lottery*

01/25/2024 3:30 p.m.

Tarig Osman, of Deer Park, claimed a $1 million prize after hitting the jackpot on the “Millionaire Maker” scratch-off game, New York Lottery announced.

Osman snagged the ticket in Deer Park at Jai Maharaj, located at 474 Grand Boulevard.

He took home $651,000 after paying taxes.

Scratch-off games generated over $4.4 billion in sales last year, lottery officials said. Of that, school districts in Suffolk County received more than $359 million in Lottery Aid to Education funds.

Players can check their tickets on the New York Lottery website.

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