Valley Stream, NY – There are quite a few lottery winners on Long Island today.
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Yuliya Lankri (YOO’-lee-yah LAHN’-kree), a 37-year-old from Valley Stream, is the latest winner of New York’s $1 Million A Year for Life game.
The mother of three says she emigrated from Russia in 1991. She got the winning scratch-off-ticket from her husband as a Hanukkah gift.
She’s one of 11 Long Island lottery players who were awarded prizes Thursday.
They include a retired corrections officer from Central Islip (EYE’-slihp) who won about $2 million in the Money for Life scratch-off game.
Five office workers who got together won $1 million in the Powerball Power Play.
In all, lottery officials handed out $29 million in symbolic checks at the press conference.
I assume she’s jewish since she received a chanuka gift, but any idea if she’s frum?
Very nice story Chanukah story.
I’m sure the schnorers are on their way to Valley Stream already.
And my wife was upset that i bought her only a 30 dollar gift, I’m going to show her how far a 20 dollar gift can go.