Oswego Woman is Set For Life After Winning Top Prize on New York Lottery Scratch Off Ticket
Nancy Howard of Oswego is set for life after winning the top prizes on New York Lottery's scratch-off game. The newly retired SUNY Oswego cook says the win is a long time in the making. “I’ve played the Set For Life game since it came out and the most I won in the past was $500. When I saw the word ‘LIFE’ under my matching number I almost fainted,” she said.
Howard purchased her life changing ticket at Kinney Drugs in Oswego and had to have a friend confirm what she was seeing. “I stopped to pick up a few things on my way home from work and decided to buy my ticket. I brought it to my friend’s house to see if she saw what I was seeing. She’s the one that convinced me that I really did win.”
Howard chose the one lump sum of more than $4 million before taxes. Her final check will be a little over $2.7 million.
What does Howard plan to do with her windfall? "Investments and home improvements to start. Then we hope to take a trip to visit our son in Oregon,” she said.