An Upstate New York man won the top prize of $5 million in a New York Lottery scratch-off game.
Richard Thomas of Webster (Monroe County) won the prize in the $5,000,000 Cash Royale scratch-off game.
He elected to collect his winnings in the form of a single lump sum payment of $2,239,446 after all statutory withholdings. The game costs $20 each ticket.
Thomas bought the winning ticket at Wegmans, situated at 1955 Empire Blvd. in Webster.
One top prize is still available on the $5,000,000 Cash Royale ticket. New York Lottery scratch-off games generated $4,339,794,048 in total sales during fiscal year 2024-2025. To verify the status of any game, players can obtain the Game Report from nylottery.ny.gov. Monroe County school districts got $199,870,774 in lottery aid to education monies for the same time period.