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Yolanda Vega Is Calling It A Career After Decades As Iconic Voice Of New York Lottery Yolanda Vega Is Calling It A Career After Decades As Iconic Voice Of New York Lottery
Yolanda Vega Is Calling It A Career After Decades As Iconic Voice Of New York Lottery The face, and of course, that voice of I’m Yo-LAHNNN-da Vega is calling it a career and retiring from the New York Lottery. The New York Lottery announced this week on Twitter, that Vega, age 66, is retiring after 32 years of calling numbers, handing out giant checks, appearing on New Year's Eve in Times Square, and cheering on the Lottery in any way she could. "Yolanda Vega, our iconic Draw Team member, has retired after an incredible 32 years. We truly hit the jackpot by having her as a part of the New York Lottery family," The NY Lottery wrote in the Tweet before asking Vega's fans to "s…

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Longtime Westchester Friends Share $5M Lottery Scratch-Off Prize Longtime Westchester Friends Share $5M Lottery Scratch-Off Prize
Longtime Westchester Friends Share $5M Lottery Scratch-Off Prize Click here for an updated story: New Millionaires: IDs Released For Westchester Best Friends Who Won $5M Lottery Prize Two longtime friends from Westchester County will be handed a check for $5 million on Friday after hitting the right combination on a Set For Life scratch-off Lottery ticket. The men, from White Plains and West Harrison, purchased the ticket together at the Silver Lake Service Center in West Harrison, lottery officials said. Friends, families and the world will know their identities when they pick up their "big" check from New York Lottery's Yolanda Vega at 1 p…

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IDs Released For Westchester $13M NY Lottery Winners IDs Released For Westchester $13M NY Lottery Winners
IDs Released For Westchester $13M NY Lottery Winners With the glitter of the Empire City Casino in Yonkers in the background, three Westchester County residents picked up $13 million in prize winnings from the New York Lottery’s Yolanda Vega and Kylie McDonald. Forty-three-year-old Misty Morano of Cortlandt Manor never dreamed that she would hit the lottery. Morano was visiting her father and decided to stop at the Madaba Deli & Grocery at 694 Saw Mill River Road in Ardsley, to pick up a few items.  While she was in the store she bought a Quick Pick ticket for that night’s CASH4LIFE drawing. Her ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Mar…

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Four From Westchester Win $13M In NY Lottery Four From Westchester Win $13M In NY Lottery
Four From Westchester Win $13M In NY Lottery Four Westchester residents will need a large wallet to carry their giant checks when they are presented with their combined winnings of $13 million from recent Lottery games by Yolanda Vega. The four, who won on three separate tickets, will receive their checks at Empire City Casino in Yonkers at 1 p.m. Thursday, the New York Lottery said. The lucky winners include a Cortlandt woman, who took the guaranteed $7 million top prize from the March 19 Cash 4 Life drawing; a pair of friends from Yonkers who split the $5,000,000 top prize on a Set for Life scratch-off ticket, and an Elmsford woman …

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Hudson Valley Woman Gets $2.5M For Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Hudson Valley Woman Gets $2.5M For Winning Scratch-Off Ticket
Hudson Valley Woman Gets $2.5M For Winning Scratch-Off Ticket A lucky Hudson Valley woman, who scratched her way to millions on a winning $2,500 a Week For Life scratch-off ticket, will receive her giant check for $2.5 million on Friday from Yolanda Vega and Kyle McDaniel of the New York Lottery, said lottery officials,  The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at Stewart’s Shops on Route 32 in Modena, where she purchased the $5 ticket, officials said. 

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by Kathy Reakes