Lucky Westchester County woman wins $3M scratch-off prize

Published January 23, 2024 5:12pm EST

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MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - A lucky woman from Westchester County won the $3 million top prize from a New York Lottery scratch-off ticket she bought at a gas station.

Andrea Garvey, from Mount Vernon, purchased the winning Triple Jackpot 777 game from Memorial Stationery off of Sandford Boulevard and South Columbus Avenue.

She opted for the lump sum payment of $1,386,630 on Tuesday, according to the NY Lottery.

Andrea Garvey of Mount Vernon

"As of this writing, there were two top prizes remaining on the Triple Jackpot 777 ticket," the lottery wrote in a press release.

10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won

Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold:

1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket, from California)

2. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)

3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)

4. $1.35 billion Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket, from Maine)

5. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)

6. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)

7. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)

8. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)

9. $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)

10. $699.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 4, 2021 (one ticket, from California)

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