New York man wins $10 million lottery prize for the second time in a year

Dec 9, 2023, 10:05 am (28 comments)

New York Lottery

Lottery winner finds incredible luck a second time while playing for fun

By Kate Northrop

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A New York man has now collected two lottery prizes, both valued at $10 million, just about a year apart from each other.

A Brooklyn resident won $10 million for the second time in a little over a year, the New York Lottery announced this week.

Wayne Murray's total winnings have skyrocketed to at least $20 million, with his total take-home generous enough to comfortably keep him in multi-millionaire status for a long time.

The twice-lucky player claimed a $10 million top prize in the Lottery's "200X" scratch-off game, different than the "Black Titanium" ticket he bought in 2022. He did, however, buy both winning tickets for $30 each at H&A Gas & Convenience on Avenue H in Brooklyn.

"It feels very humbling and liberating," Murray said last year while claiming his first $10 million top prize.

He opted to take the lump sum payment of $6,122,400 after taxes for both prizes.

"Some of us just like to be discreet," he told The Post when asked about his feeling on winning the top prize twice. "I just want to be discreet, that's all it is."

Hassan Nabil, who works as a clerk at H&A Gas & Convenience, said that he sees the lottery fan continuing to play because he likes to, incredulously remarking at his unbelievable luck.

"Twice in a row — what are the odds?" Nabil remarked to The Post. "You can't even think about it. It's not comprehensible."

Nabil also said that the two wins, or even just one win alone, did nothing to change who he is as a person.

"He's a super regular guy here," Nabil continued. "He's very friendly with the locals and very generous with his time. He could have moved out of the neighborhood after winning the first time, but he stood his ground. Money changes a lot of people, but he doesn't show off or anything. He keeps it real, keeps it honest. It's a game for him, so he just keeps playing. If you win, you just want to win more." 

Since his first big win last year, it's hard to say how exactly Murray's lifestyle has changed. Neighbors say the millionaire still lives in his quiet East Flatbush three-story apartment, a semi-attached brick home where he's spent most of his life.

His next-door neighbor, whose home is attached to Murray's, didn't even have a clue that she'd been living next to a newly minted millionaire this whole time.

"I had no idea," Constance Bryane, 75, told The Post when approached for a comment. "He's very humble that way. I'm going to have to congratulate him the next time I see him."

She explained that Murray had been living in that same apartment next to her "for decades." He had received the house for free from a relative in September 2021, records indicate.

"That's his house and will always be his house even if he won the lottery a third time," Bryane added. "He took care of his mother and his great aunt in that house until they both passed away. He's all about family and his home and his neighborhood. He's very special that way. He's a beautiful person, a humble person. He's not flashy. He just likes helping people any way he can. If people need a favor, he'll go out of his way to do it."

Following Murray's second win, there is now only one more top prize of $10 million left to claim in the $30 "200X" scratch-off game out of the four originally available at the game's launch. There is also one second-tier prize of $200,000 and one third-tier prize of $50,000 left.

Lottery Post Staff

Comments

Bleudog101

Love this in depth story.   New York lotto email barely had any information except for the two wins and how much he took home.

So Manhattan charges an extra tax on top of NY State tax for lottery winnings.  Am hoping that this borough of NYC does not have the same taxation as those crooks do in Manhattan.

A nice feel good story to end the year

SAJAN123456's avatarSAJAN123456

CONGRATULATIONS

Almost there

I wonder if it's luck or he knows what he's doing.

lottobrain's avatarlottobrain

Quote: Originally posted by Almost there on Dec 9, 2023

I wonder if it's luck or he knows what he's doing.

More like having millions in the bank and able to daily buy several of the $30 scratch-off tickets and make one's own luck.

sdw1000

Starting to think the lottery is rigged or something. California wins all the Powerball and Mega Millions now and 2 tickets at the same gas station in CA last night!?? And this guy wins $10 million 2x in a year!???

ShagE3

Yeah I know, what are the odds that 2 people would win the mm from the same lotto outlet, right?

Hey, just putting this out there for discussion: what if a guy/gal purchased tickets for a lotto club and then purchased the same ticket(s) for himself?

He would take home 50+ percent right?

Maybe he saw the 13 megaball and thought it looked sexy and decided to play it for him

Just thinking out loud folks!

lottobrain's avatarlottobrain

Quote: Originally posted by ShagE3 on Dec 9, 2023

Yeah I know, what are the odds that 2 people would win the mm from the same lotto outlet, right?

Hey, just putting this out there for discussion: what if a guy/gal purchased tickets for a lotto club and then purchased the same ticket(s) for himself?

He would take home 50+ percent right?

Maybe he saw the 13 megaball and thought it looked sexy and decided to play it for him

Just thinking out loud folks!

My feeling is that it was two friends, 2 significant others, etc., that agreed to share a jackpot if one of them ever won, so they both picked a combination that they liked, or maybe just one. Then they always bought two of the same tickets so that there would be no worries about the taxation while splitting the jackpot. If they were really smart, they each would have the same card to play, so that the store cameras would see each of them purchasing the winning ticket to satisfy the later checks that the lottery does to verify who purchased the ticket.

justadream

Quote: Originally posted by ShagE3 on Dec 9, 2023

Yeah I know, what are the odds that 2 people would win the mm from the same lotto outlet, right?

Hey, just putting this out there for discussion: what if a guy/gal purchased tickets for a lotto club and then purchased the same ticket(s) for himself?

He would take home 50+ percent right?

Maybe he saw the 13 megaball and thought it looked sexy and decided to play it for him

Just thinking out loud folks!

Kinda sounds like a Eddie Tipton story how he shows the numbers  to I think , his brother, and they both play the numbers and win.

ShagE3

Wow PB was $11 mil short of advertised 'pot!

Would have thought it might go higher than the advertisement seeing mm was won Friday.

What is the likelihood of a billion dollar PB before Christmas?

BTW. I know this thread isn't about PB but I didn't know where else I could write out my thoughts

tennisis4u

Wow I'm happy for him and everyone who wins. Sending happy winning energy to everyone.😊

Bleudog101

Quote: Originally posted by ShagE3 on Dec 10, 2023

Wow PB was $11 mil short of advertised 'pot!

Would have thought it might go higher than the advertisement seeing mm was won Friday.

What is the likelihood of a billion dollar PB before Christmas?

BTW. I know this thread isn't about PB but I didn't know where else I could write out my thoughts

See how 'little' Powerball jackpot went up for Monday's drawing?    Might as well kept the same jackpot level!

mightwin1's avatarmightwin1

Quote: Originally posted by lottobrain on Dec 9, 2023

My feeling is that it was two friends, 2 significant others, etc., that agreed to share a jackpot if one of them ever won, so they both picked a combination that they liked, or maybe just one. Then they always bought two of the same tickets so that there would be no worries about the taxation while splitting the jackpot. If they were really smart, they each would have the same card to play, so that the store cameras would see each of them purchasing the winning ticket to satisfy the later checks that the lottery does to verify who purchased the ticket.

I've gone in and replayed a bunch of tickets and the cashier not paying attention and replayed the same ticket twice....happens

kao1632

Quote: Originally posted by ShagE3 on Dec 10, 2023

Wow PB was $11 mil short of advertised 'pot!

Would have thought it might go higher than the advertisement seeing mm was won Friday.

What is the likelihood of a billion dollar PB before Christmas?

BTW. I know this thread isn't about PB but I didn't know where else I could write out my thoughts

There are only 6 draws (7 if you include Christmas day).. That's not (historically recent history) enough draws to get to a billion  maybe by New year's day.. But not before (Under the old 2 draws a week, you might have made it from 477m to 1000m in 6-7 draws, but not likely under the new 3 draws a week schedule)

dannyct

"Some of us just like to be discreet," he told The Post when asked about his feeling on winning the top prize twice. "I just want to be discreet, that's all it is."

It is disappointing that NYSL don't allow winners to remain anonymous.

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