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Jericho Manager Wins $20,000 Cashword Doubler Instant Prize

Dec 2 2008 23:55 

Schenectady, NY- Shaomin Huang of Jericho (Nassau County) won $20,000 playing the New York Lottery's CASHWORD DOUBLER Instant game.

A manager for the NYC-based International Agency, Huang said she planned to use her prize to buy some much needed furniture.

Huang purchased her winning ticket at Smoke Stax, 240 North Broadway, Hicksville. CASHWORD DOUBLER is a $2 Instant game that offers players chances to win up to $20,000. The overall odds of winning any prize is 1:5.09.

The New York Lottery contributed nearly $2.6 billion to help support education in New York State on revenues of $7.549 billion in fiscal year 2007-08 -- a profit margin of 34.3%. The New York Lottery continues to be North America's largest and most profitable Lottery, earning over $34.2 billion in education support statewide since its founding over 40 years ago.