Rensselaer County Resident Wins $1 Million on NY Lottery Scratch-Off

One lucky Rensselaer County resident is cashing in on a five-dollar scratch-off ticket that he purchased at an Upstate New York gas station. They are now an instant millionaire.

This winning $5 New York Lottery scratch-off ticket is the 50Xtra. In this game, the top prize is one million dollars.

Who Was The Big Winner?

According to the New York Lottery, Jacneil Baker of Troy has claimed a $1,000,000 top prize on the New York Lottery’s 50Xtra scratch-off game. Baker decided to receive a single lump-sum payment of $442,681, after taxes and withholdings. Not bad for spending just $5.

There is one top prize remaining for this game. One more chance to win one million dollars on the 50Xtra scratch-off.

The winning scratch-off ticket was purchased at the Metro 50 gas station and convenience store located at 50 Columbia Street in Rensselaer.

Scratch-off tickets range from five dollars to thirty dollars, so there are options for just about every budget. And lately, New Yorkers have actually been cashing in.

More Capital Region Winners

In June, Daniel Nellis of Caroga Lake claimed the $3,000,000 top prize. He purchased the winning $3 million Cash New York Lottery scratch-off ticket from a Stewart's Shop located at 1-19 East Main Street in Johnstown.

Another man from the Capital Region recently claimed a five-million-dollar top prize on a twenty-dollar scratch-off ticket he bought at a Stewart’s Shop in Troy. A lucky winner from Lake George scored one million dollars on a five-dollar ticket purchased at a Walmart in Queensbury.