Schenectady, NY – What kind of car would a new Lottery millionaire drive? “A Dodge Challenger for me and a Cadillac Escalade for my wife,” gushed 31-year-old John Luca of Greenwood Lake, Orange County, who won $5,000,000 on the Lottery’s $500,000,000 Extravaganza instant game.

“I’ll take a Honda to add to my collection,” said 58-year-old former Russian Hockey forward Valeriy Shuyeninov of Midwood, Brooklyn who also won his $1,000,000 prize on the $500,000,000 Extravaganza game.

“Anything with room for the triplets,” offered 49-year-old Nang Zan Tip, a Burmese-born stay-at-home mom now living in Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge neighborhood. Tip won the $1,000,000 top prize on the Lottery’s Cashtastic instant game.

“If I had to pick one, it would be a Mercedes,” mused 46-year-old Dino Jafferakos, a brick layer, also from Bay Ridge, who won an $8,000,000 Lotto jackpot from the drawing held on February 20, 2008.

All four new Lottery Millionaires had their chance to view their dream cars today after receiving their respective prize checks from New York Lottery icon Yolanda Vega at the 2008 New York International Automobile Show held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York.

The day’s first winner, John Luca, Jr. of Orange County, described himself as a full-time Mets fan with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. The Nyack Hospital employee said he plans to continue working…and playing Lotto.

“We’ll just breathe a little easier without all the worry about paychecks and paying bills,” he said, adding, “And, we’ll drive nicer cars.”

Luca purchased his $5,000,000 winner on March 9, 2008 at the Kwik Mart on Windemere Ave. in Greenwood Lake, Orange County. He claimed it the same day at the Lottery’s Customer Service Center in Fishkill. Luca will receive his prize in 20 annual payments of $250,000, less required tax withholdings.

Retired Russian hockey star turned New York Lottery millionaire Valeriy Shuyeninov said he is already flush with cars, but would consider adding a new Honda to his collection.

“My first priorities are investing in my (driver’s education) business, and finding a new home,” said Shuyeninov. “Then I can think about adding another car to the driveway.”

Shuyeninov and his wife, Yelena, 49, are the co-owners of the Left Turn Driving School based in Midwood. Prior to starting his own business, the father of one was employed as a driving instructor at another Brooklyn-based driving school.

Shuyeninov purchased his winning $500,000,000 Extravaganza ticket on February 11, 2008 at the Yireh Deli Grocery on Brighton Beach Ave. in Brooklyn. He claimed it on February 13, 2008 at the Lottery’s Customer Service Center in Manhattan. He will receive his prize in 20 annual payments of $50,000, less required tax withholdings.

Elbow room is a high priority for Brooklyn’s $1,000,000 Cashtastic instant game winner, Nang Zan Tip. The 49-year-old mother of three-year-old triplets claimed she had no preference for a particular car make or model.

“Is there ever enough room?” She wondered aloud. “There must be room for everything under the sun…times three.” Tip and her husband, Wilbert, a carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, said they look forward to having more time with their children.

Tip credited the couple’s good fortune with the birth of their triplets – two girls and a boy.

“They are our lucky charms,” she said. “We have always felt fortunate to have them. Now we can start giving back to them for all of the good fortune they have brought to us.”

The couple plans to use a portion of their $1,000,000 windfall to buy a house upon their return from Disney World.

Tip purchased her winning Cashtastic ticket at Five Star Variety on 14th Ave. in Brooklyn. She will receive her prize in 20 annual payments of $50,000, less required tax withholdings.

The Lottery’s biggest winner of the day, 46-year-old Dino Jafferakos of Bayridge, Brooklyn said he might feel more at home at a boat show rather than a car show. The avid model ship builder won the $8,000,000 Lotto jackpot from the drawing held on February 20, 2008.

The father of one winner said that while he didn’t have any immediate plans for a car, he wouldn’t rule out the possibility of buying one.

“I plan to check out the Mercedes while I’m here,” he said. “That’s the only one for me.”

Jafferakos’ plans also include starting his own construction business and “getting into real estate.”

The self-proclaimed “outdoorsman” purchased his ticket on February 20, 2008 at the S & P News Stand on 9th St. in Brooklyn. He waited until March 3 to claim at the Lottery’s Manhattan Customer Service Center.

“I knew I had a winner the next day,” he said. “I just signed it and then put it in my wallet until I figured out what I wanted to do next. …I’m still figuring that out.”

Jefferacos opted to receive his Lotto prize as a lump sum payment and will receive a one-time cash prize totaling $4,347,943, less required tax withholdings.