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A man from the region has three million more reasons to be smiling after claiming the top prize on a scratch-off game.
John Terry, of Schenectady, was the lucky player to claim a $3 million jackpot on the New York Lottery’s Xtreme Cash scratch-off-game.
Terry purchased the fortuitous ticket in Albany County, at the Hannaford store located in Colonie on Wolf Road, according to lottery officials.
After paying Uncle Sam his cut, he pocketed a lump sum payment totaling $1,406,160.
Scratch-off games generated over $4.4 billion in total sales during fiscal year 2022-2023, New York Lottery said.
Of that, over $48 million went to Schenectady County schools through the Lottery Aid to Education program.
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