A Year-Long Wait
->O așteptare de un an
Then:The ticket was purchased on May 25, 2016, at Renu Corp Grocery and Tobacco, a small shop on the corner of Chambers Street and West Broadway. For nearly 12 months, nobody came forward. Lottery officials likely assumed the money would go unclaimed, as happens with a handful of big prizes every year.
Then, on May 23, 2017, the winner showed up. That gave them a two-day cushion before the May 25 deadline, the exact one-year anniversary of the purchase. New York law gives winners a full year to claim a prize, and after that, the money goes back into the state's education fund.
Translation:Biletul a fost cumpărat pe 25 mai 2016, la Renu Corp Grocery and Tobacco, un mic magazin de la colțul străzilor Chambers Street și West Broadway. Timp de aproape 12 luni, nimeni nu a venit să îl revendice. Oficialii loteriei probabil că se așteptau ca banii să nu fie revendicați, așa cum se întâmplă cu o mână de premii mari în fiecare an.
Apoi, pe 23 mai 2017, câștigătorul a apărut. Acest lucru i-a oferit o marjă de două zile înainte de termenul de 25 mai, exact la aniversarea de un an de la cumpărare. Legea din New York acordă câștigătorilor un an complet pentru a revendica un premiu, iar după aceea, banii se întorc în fondul educațional al statului.
We need to be careful with "Renu Corp Grocery and Tobacco" - keep as is. "Chambers Street and West Broadway" - keep as is. Next:Prompted by the Headlines
->Determinat de titlurile din presă
The winner told lottery officials that they had been sitting on the ticket for months, apparently unaware of its value. It wasn't until local news started reporting that the deadline was approaching that they checked the numbers. The coverage worked — the ticket was redeemed with time to spare.
Neither the winner's name nor where they live has been released. New York Lottery policy allows winners to stay anonymous, though many choose to go public. The store, Renu Corp Grocery and Tobacco, will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, a standard incentive for retailers.
What the winner plans to do with the money is unknown. The prize will be paid out in a lump sum after taxes, which in New York means federal and state withholding. The exact take-home amount hasn't been disclosed.
The claim comes just over a week after the state's lottery commission reminded players to check old tickets, a routine notice that often surfaces as deadlines near. This time, it actually worked.
Translation:Câștigătorul a declarat oficialilor loteriei că a păstrat biletul luni de zile, aparent neștiind de valoarea sa. Abia când presa locală a început să raporteze că termenul se apropia, a verificat numerele. Acoperirea a funcționat — biletul a fost revendicat cu timp de rezervă.
Nici numele câștigătorului, nici locul unde locuiește nu au fost dezvăluite. Politica loteriei din New York permite câștigătorilor să rămână anonimi, de
