Woman with Fitting Name Wins $1M Prize on Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket

The odds of winning the 50Extra scratch-off game are 1 in 4.12, according to lottery officials

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  • A woman named Francine Fortune won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket she purchased at a Brooklyn liquor store
  • The Brooklyn resident chose a lump sum payment of $416,325 after taxes and withholdings
  • Two top prizes and four $2,500 prizes remain for the $5 game

A New York woman with a fitting name won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery game.

The winner recently purchased the 50Extra ticket at 317 Marcus Garvey Liquors on Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Brooklyn, according to a news release from the New York Lottery.

The Brooklyn woman — whose name is Francine Fortune — wound up winning a $1,000,000 prize, which she has already claimed…

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