A Brooklyn man has claimed a $1 million prize off a winning scratch-off ticket.
Roman Klym won via the New York Lottery’s VIP Millions scratch-off game, lottery officials announced.
Klym opted to receive a one-time lump sum payment totaling $612,251 after required withholdings, according to officials.
The winning ticket was purchased at Al Tous, located at 6602 17th Ave. in Brooklyn.
As of this writing, there are 11 of the $1,000,000 prizes and two $5,000,000 prizes remaining on the VIP Millions ticket. Players can check the status of any New York Lottery scratch-off game by downloading the Game Report at nylottery.ny.gov.
New York Lottery scratch-off games generated $4,339,794,048 in total sales during fiscal year 2024-2025. School districts across the five boroughs received $1,427,185,199 in Lottery Aid to Education funds during the same period.
The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.6 billion in fiscal year 2024-2025 to benefit public schools in New York State.
New Yorkers struggling with a gambling addiction, or who know someone who is, can find help at NYProblemGamblingHelp.org, by calling New York’s toll-free confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369), or texting HOPENY (467369). Standard text rates may apply.
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