A $20 scratch-off lottery ticket turned into a $1 million win for a Deer Park man, New York Lottery officials announced Wednesday. Officials said the winner, identified as Tarig S. Osman, bought the Millionaire Maker ticket at Jai Maharaj on Grand Boulevard in Deer Park.

The same store had an evening drawing winner in Take 5 in November 2021, officials said. That ticket was worth $20,542.50.

Osman cashed his ticket for a one-time lump-sum payment of $651,000 after taxes and withholdings, lottery officials said.

There are 11 jackpot prizes of $1 million remaining in the Millionaire Maker game, as well as 87 $10,000 second-place prizes and 1,298 third-place $5,0000 prizes.

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