The New York Lottery has minted yet another winner as an incredibly lucky woman from Middletown took a seven-figure sum home. This cements the lottery’s ability to create millionaires, especially in light of a recent $10 million win that happened in the state.
Lucky Middletown Resident Scoops Up $1M
According to the New York Lottery’s official announcement, a lucky winner from Middletown, Orange County, New York, has scooped up an incredible $1,000,000 top prize from a scratch-off ticket. The winner was later identified as Penny Smith.
Smith, according to lottery officials, won her life-changing payout on a 50Xtra scratch-off ticket. As it turns out, the winning ticket was purchased from East Main Sunoco located at 209 East Main St. in Middletown.
Smith visited the New York Lottery HQ to claim her winnings. When presented with a choice between an annuity option for the full sum or a one-time lump sum option of $442,681, she went with the latter.
The New York Lottery added that, as of the time of its announcement, there was one top prize remaining in the 50Xtra ticket. For reference, the $5 game featured four top prizes of $1 million at launch. The odds of winning a top prize, according to the New York Lottery’s official website, are 1 in 3,543,400.
At launch, 50Xtra also featured 8 second-tier prizes of $2,500, only one of which is still left standing. In order to win the final second-tier prize, players have to beat odds of 1 in 1,771,700. In the meantime, the odds of winning any prize, including break-even prizes, are 1 in 4.12.
New Yorkers Win Big with the Lottery
In other news, a New Yorker just won $10 million from a 300X The Money ticket. The winner was identified as Daniel Russel, a man from Rensselaer. Like many lottery players, he chose the lump sum payment rather than the annuity option and took home $4,470,118.
At the beginning of August, on the other hand, a separate resident of the Empire State won a seven-figure prize. The winner, who was identified as Enrique Cabrera of Jackson Heights, scored a $1,000,000 prize.
In July, Christiane Butcher of Brooklyn won a $3,000,000 prize on a 100Xtra scratch-off ticket.
For reference, the New York Lottery scratch-off games have generated $4,267,988,982 in total sales during fiscal year 2025-2026.