"I ended up with a stack; a pile of tickets, including the one they were talking about on the news," Smith said. "I stood there for a minute thinking, 'Do I see what I think I see?' I had to stick my head out the window and breathe in some fresh air. I was in serious doubt. I really had to convince myself this was real."
Smith's ticket, which he purchased from Renu Sales in Tribeca, was found to indeed match the numbers from the drawing: 05-12-13-22-25-35.
Smith, a father of 2 and grandfather of 12, said he has been playing the lottery since the 1960s, but he never rushes to check his tickets.
"I always told myself, 'I'll check them when I have the time,'" he said.
Smith said he plans to hold an "all-family discussion" to discuss what to do with his newfound riches.
