71-year-old Dutchess woman wins $10M in state lottery

Joanne Massarelli, of Hyde Park, walked into Smokes 4 Less on Albany Post Road in Hyde Park last month, bought a $30 scratch-off and walked out a multimillionaire.

News 12 Staff

Jun 22, 2021, 9:44 PM

Updated 1,284 days ago

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A Dutchess County woman is the latest person to become a multimillion-dollar winner from the New York Lottery.
Joanne Massarelli, of Hyde Park, walked into Smokes 4 Less on Albany Post Road in Hyde Park last month, bought a $30 scratch-off and walked out a multimillionaire.
This store has been buzzing with activity all day after people heard about the winning scratch-off and decided they were feeling lucky, too
State lottery officials say the 71-year-old Massarelli opted to receive a single lump-sum payment of a little more than $6.5 million after taxes.