A resident of Jamaica, Queens, Shaurna Walters, has emerged as a lucky winner of the top prize in the New York Lottery’s Million Dollar Raffle, as announced by officials on Tuesday. Walters won an impressive $1,000,000, one of 15 total winners selected in this special promotional raffle.
After tax withholdings, Walters received a lump sum of $612,247 from her winnings. The winning ticket, which brought her fortune, was purchased at J&E Dynamic Store located in her hometown of Jamaica.
The Million Dollar Raffle celebrated the bicentennial of the Erie Canal and saw top-prize tickets sold in various locations throughout New York State. Besides Walters’ ticket, other winners were found in Chenango, Dutchess, Genesee, Schenectady, Suffolk, and Westchester counties.
The complete list of locations where the 15 top-prize tickets were sold includes:
– A&A Food Mart, Painted Post
– BW’s Restaurant, Pavilion
– Conoco Quick Stop, Patchogue
– Fairfield Food, Bronx
– He & Jay Stationery, Bronx
– Heng Yun Grocery, New York
– J&E Dynamic Store, Jamaica
– Kings Gift Shop, Bronx
– Lincoln Dale Wine And Liquor, Somers
– M&J Liquor, Bronx
– Mirabito, New Berlin
– Mobil (Throgs Neck Petro), Bronx
– Newspaper Stand, New York
– Stewart’s Shops, Poughkeepsie
– Stewart’s Shops, Schenectady
This event has brought excitement and joy to various communities across the state as multiple players enjoy the thrill of unexpected good fortune.