November 16, 2009-Kyung Bang of Ridgefield, New Jersey, won $50,000 playing the New York Lottery’s Win $1,000,000 A Year For Life instant game. 

Bang who works as a tailor, is married and has two adult children.  “I stopped at the Lottery retailer because I had a good feeling about winning.  This is unbelievable,” said Bang

Bang purchased her winning ticket at the Hudson News Book Store, 625 8th Ave., in Manhattan. Win $1,000,000 A Year For Life is a $30 instant game that offers players 15 chances to win a guaranteed minimum of $20,000,000.  The overall odds, of winning any prize are 1:2.93.

The New York Lottery continues to be North America's largest and most profitable Lottery, earning more than $36.7 billion in education support statewide since its founding over 40 years ago. The Lottery contributed nearly $2.54 billion in fiscal year 2008-09 to help support education in New York State, which was over 12 percent of total state education funding to local school districts. The Lottery's ongoing commitment to education also includes the awarding of more than 1,100 Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) Scholarships annually to high school students pursuing their higher education in New York State. Since 1999, the Lottery has awarded more than 11,500 scholarships representing a total commitment of almost $50 million.