LI floral designer wins $33M in Mega Millions
Philip Cimino, of Garden City Park, who won a $33 million Mega Millions prize, and Joel Ditkowsky, of Commack, who chalked up a $1 million prize in Wednesday's Powerball game, talk about how it feels to win big at a state lottery news conference. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (Nov. 29, 2012) (November 29, 2012 11:56 PM)
A 67-year-old bachelor from Garden City Park claimed a $33 million jackpot Thursday for a Mega Millions ticket he bought just a couple of days after superstorm Sandy hit Long Island.
Philip Cimino said he's thinking of buying a condo, but has no other immediate plans for his after-tax, lump-sum payout of $16,408,264. "I'm still on cloud 9," Cimino said at the New York State Lottery office...
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