BALLSTON, N.Y. (AP) – Needing to put air in his vehicle’s tires resulted in a $1 million windfall for a 19-year-old lottery-playing upstate New York man.
State lottery officials on Friday introduced Anthony Iavarone as the winner of the jackpot on a $1,000,000 Cashword scratch-off ticket.
Iavarone says he recently stopped at a Stewart’s Shops convenience store in the Saratoga County town of Ballston to put air in his tires. While there he decided to buy a lottery ticket.
Iavarone, who lives in the neighboring town of Clifton Park, says he chose the $10 Cashword scratch-off because it’s the one his aunt always plays. He says he first didn’t believe he won the jackpot, so he had his father double check.
Iavarone will receive a one-time lump sum of $661,800 after taxes.
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