NYC man wins $10million on scratch-off lottery for the SECOND time in two years – and after buying both winning tickets at same store
A Brooklyn man scored $10 million on a scratch-off ticket this week, just over a year after winning his first $10 million on the New York Lottery.
Wayne Murray claimed the jackpot on Tuesday while playing the New York Lottery's 200X scratch-off game, according to a press release. Last year he won $10 million playing Black Titanium.
Both winning tickets were miraculously purchased at the same gas station at 4102 Avenue H in Flatbush.
For his latest victory, Murray opted to take home his cash prize in one go, which amounted to over $6 million after taxes. He opted for the same lump sum after his victory in August 2022.
“It feels very humbling and liberating,” Murray told lottery officials at the time.
Wayne Murray won $10 million playing the New York Lottery scratch-off game X Series: 200X (left). He bought the ticket at the same gas station where he won a year earlier (right), taking home the same $6 million lump sum
The game promises a multi-million dollar top prize, but the odds of winning are minuscule 1 in 4.32 million
The New York native scored millions playing the X Series: 200X game, Brad Maione, director of communications for the New York State Lottery, confirmed to Dailymail.com.
There are two variants of the game for sale. The odds of a player winning a prize in the X Series game are 1 in 3.62 million.
That number shrinks to an infinitesimal 1 in 4.32 million for the $10 million jackpot. There are currently two main prizes left.
For the Black Titanium game, the odds of a player winning money are 1 in 3.53 million. There remains one top prize as nine have already been paid out.
Both games cost $30 and can be picked up at gas stations and convenience stores across the state. Players must match one of their numbers with one of the winning numbers to earn the prize shown.
New York claims to have the most profitable lottery in the United States, and scratch-off tickets generated total revenue of $4,406,338,198 in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, lottery officials said in a news release.
During the same period, $3.7 billion in total lottery revenue went to schools in the five boroughs through the Lottery Aid to Education program.
“New York Lottery revenues are distributed to local school districts according to the same statutory formula used to distribute other state education aid,” according to the New York Lottery website.
The Brooklyn man bought the game at a convenience store at 4102 Avenue H in Flatbush
He won the top prize with the New York Lottery's Black Titanium game. So far, nine top prizes have been awarded and only one remains
“Both the size of a school district and its income level are taken into account; larger, lower-income school districts receive a proportionately greater share of lottery school funding.”
Deciding whether to claim the jackpot as a lump sum or as an annuity is one of the first decisions a lottery winner must make.
Most people choose the lump sum cash option, but because this is considered income, it is subject to federal, state, and local income taxes.
In July, Kansas City native Daniel Grijalva Esquivel won $5 million from the X100 scratch game after purchasing the $20 ticket in Spring Valley, New York.
Like Murray, he opted for a lump sum and took home a single payout of $3.255 million.
The biggest lottery winner ever, Edwin Castro, scored a $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot on November 7 last year. Joe's Service Center in Altadena sold the winning ticket and earned a $1 million bonus.
Castro's win was announced on Valentine's Day 2023. When he claimed the prize, he opted for a lump sum of $997.6 million, making him an overnight celebrity as the richest winner of all time.
The largest Powerball jackpot ever was secured by Edwin Castro at Joe's Service Center in Altadena, California
He recently purchased a $47 million home with stunning views of Los Angeles. Castro's real estate portfolio has an estimated value of $76 million
Castro has been spotted driving a Porsche valued at $250,000. He has since added another Porsche and three vintage Volkswagens to his collection
The mega-rich winner was bombarded with accusations of stealing the winning ticket. The plaintiff, Jose Rivera, is suing the California State Lottery Commission
Since his victory, Castro has been embroiled in controversy. He has been criticized for his exorbitant purchases, including a real estate portfolio worth about $76 million, two vintage Porsches and three vintage Volkswagens.
Most disturbing are the claims of a man named Jose Rivera, who accuses Castro of stealing the winning ticket.
Rivera has filed a lawsuit against the California State Lottery Commission in Alhambra Superior Court and is refusing to drop his claims.
A day after the victory was announced, Rivera presented a claim form at the lottery office in Chatsworth but was told the case was “closed,” the lawsuit said.
The committee states that Castro, also a defendant in the Rivera lawsuit, is the rightful winner.
Pasadena police now believe Rivera lied about the ticket theft and say he could be charged with filing a false police report.