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LOTTERY LUCK STRIKES AGAIN IN LAGRANGEVILLE, NY
June 17, 2008
Schenectady, NY – LaGrangeville, NY, already home to a pair of lucky Lottery Millionaires, is now home to one of Dutchess County’s luckiest Lottery retailers – Citgo’s On the Go store located at the corner of Routes 55 and 82. Sixty-five year-old William Rao of Hopewell Junction was the lucky Lottery player who stopped in for a cup of coffee and left with a $500,000,000 Extravaganza scratch-off ticket worth $1,000,000.
“It was a spur of the moment thing. I scratched the ticket and got excited because I thought I had a $1,000 winner,” said Rao, a scale master for the Royal Carting Company, a residential refuse company based in Hopewell Junction. “I looked a little longer,” he said, “And I saw the extra zeros.”
Rao purchased his winning ticket on May 15, 2008 and claimed it at the Lottery’s Fishkill Customer Service Center on May 21, 2008, using the time in between to consult with his attorney.
“I want to retire, but I’ll settle for a little time off right now,” said Rao, a long-time Lottery player. “It’s been a long time coming, but well worth the wait.”
The father of three said he planned to spend more time with family and “give a little something back to the community.”
Rao will receive his prize in 20 annual payments of $50,000, less required tax withholdings. His annual net check will total $34,075.
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