SCHENECTADY, NY – Dennis J. Sheehan of Scottsville, Monroe County, won $500,000 playing the Lottery’s Pick 10 game.

Sheehan works as an equipment operator for the Town of Chili Highway Department. He plans to help his family with a variety of home improvement projects and pay bills with his prize. Sheehan purchased his winning ticket at Wegmans, 3175 Chili Ave., Rochester.

To win the Pick 10 top prize, players must match 10 of 20 numbers drawn from a field of 80. The $500,000 jackpot is paid in a lump sum, less required tax withholdings. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 8,911,711. Overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 17.

The 20 winning numbers selected for the Tuesday, September 23, 2008 PICK 10 drawing were:

8 - 14 - 23 - 38 - 44 - 47 - 48 - 51 - 53 - 55 - 57 - 59 - 61 - 62 - 63 - 65 - 66 - 67 - 69 - 80

Sheehan’s 10 winning numbers were:

51 - 53 - 55 - 57 - 59 - 61 - 63 - 65 - 67 - 69

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.

For more information, contact the New York Lottery Communications office at (518) 388-3415 or email questions@lottery.state.ny.us.