{"id":62899,"date":"2018-01-09T08:21:25","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T12:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=62899"},"modified":"2018-01-09T08:21:25","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T12:21:25","slug":"sidney-man-wins-1-million-top-prize-on-new-york-lotterys-holiday-themed-merry-millionaire-scratch-off-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2018\/01\/09\/sidney-man-wins-1-million-top-prize-on-new-york-lotterys-holiday-themed-merry-millionaire-scratch-off-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidney man wins $1 million top prize on New York Lottery\u2019s Holiday-Themed Merry Millionaire scratch-off ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Self-employed carpenter Donald Savastano of Sidney is Delaware County\u2019s newest Lottery millionaire. Savastano was driving home from work when he stopped at the Mirabito at 15503 State Route 8 in Masonville to purchase some Lottery tickets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI buy scratch-off tickets pretty regularly but I don\u2019t normally play the holiday tickets,\u201d said the 51-year old. \u201cI saw the Merry Millionaire ticket and figured, \u2018Why not?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savastano walked out of the store and scratched the ticket on his way to the car. \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it! I brought it back in and scanned it under the ticket checker and knew it was a winner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savastano\u2019s good fortune happened on a Saturday, so he couldn\u2019t claim his prize until the Lottery office opened on Monday. \u201cI kept it under wraps over the weekend, but I did take it out a few times to convince myself it was real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The $1,000,000 top prize on the Merry Millionaire ticket is paid out as a one-time lump sum payment. Savastano will receive a net check totaling $661,800 after required withholdings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cBeing a self-employed carpenter, I didn\u2019t really have a plan for retirement,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe money will help with that. I don\u2019t have any other extravagant plans. I\u2019ll buy a new truck, pay off some debt and invest for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savastano is the 97th New York Lottery player to claim a prize totaling $1,000,000 or more this year.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Lottery contributed $6,998,933 in Lottery Aid to Education to school districts in Delaware County during fiscal year 2016-2017.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Lottery continues to be North America\u2019s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.27 billion in fiscal year 2016-2017 to help support education in New York State. The Lottery\u2019s contribution represents approximately 14 percent of total state education aid to local school districts.<\/p>\n<p>New York Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education. It takes into account both a school district\u2019s size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-employed carpenter Donald Savastano of Sidney is Delaware County\u2019s newest Lottery millionaire. 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