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Mineola Man Wins $1 Million Scratch Off

19 year old student wins on $20 scratch-off.

Mineola continues to be a .

Ricardo Gonzalez, 19, of Mineola was named Thursday as one of eight Lottery winners at the .

A full-time student and construction worker, Gonzalez won $1 million on the “$500,000,000 Extravaganza” instant ticket. 

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A $20 scratch off game, the $500,000,000 Extravaganza boasts 84 $1 million prizes. The odds of winning the sum, which is paid out in $50,000 yearly installments over 20 years, is one in 420,000.

Players must match a group of 15 player numbers against a group of 10 winning numbers in order to win the prize shown.

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