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Second big Lottery win in two years for this Orange County resident by New York Lottery PORT JERVIS, NY (08/10/2010)(readMedia)-- The New York Lottery today introduced 64-year-old Barry Longwell of Port Jervis, Orange County, as a top prize winner of the Win a Million scratch-off game. The Lottery's Gretchen Dizer presented Longwell with his over-sized check at the store where he purchased his $1,000,000 winner. Longwell says he's no stranger to winning the Lottery. "Back in 2008, I hit Mega Millions for $250,000," said the current animal control officer for the city of Port Jervis. "That money has gone a long way for me so I can only imagine how far this size win will go." After cashing in $20 in Lottery tickets at the store, Longwell decided to re-invest the winnings. "I won twenty bucks and decided to see if I could win a million on another ticket. Turns out I did just that! Not a bad return," he joked. Longwell bought his $1,000,000 winner on July 21st at A&H Deli on Culvert Street in Port Jervis. He claimed his prize that very same day prize at the Lottery's Customer Service Center in Fishkill. As with most Lottery instant games, the $1,000,000 prize on the Win a Million game is paid as $50,000 a year for 20 years. Longwell will receive an annual net check totaling $33,015 through 2029. The grandfather of two says he plans to share his winnings with his family. "I have two grandchildren that will really benefit from all of this. I'll also share some of it with the rest of my friends and family," he explained. The New York Lottery continues to be North America's largest and most profitable Lottery, earning more than $39.3 billion in education support statewide since its founding over 40 years ago. The Lottery contributed nearly $2.67 billion in fiscal year 2009-2010 to help support education in New York State, which was over 12 percent of total state education funding to local school districts. Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education. It takes into account both a school district's size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.

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