Queens Lottery Player Claims Million Dollar Raffle Top Prize

Yong Qian Li of Whitestone has claimed a $1,000,000 top prize from the New York Lottery’s Million Dollar Raffle drawn on October 26, 2025. 

Li’s ticket was one of 15 selected to win a $1,000,000 cash prize as part of the Lottery’s promotional Raffle commemorating the Erie Canal bicentennial. 

Li received a one-time, lump sum payment of $612,247, after required withholdings. 

The winning ticket was purchased at Heng Yun Grocery located at 329 Grand St. in Manhattan. The store received a $5,000 bonus for selling a top prize ticket for the promotional event. 

Other top-prize winning Raffle tickets were sold in the Bronx, Chenango, Dutchess, Genesee, New York, Queens, Schenectady, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties. 

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