71-year-old man wins New York's largest-ever Mega Millions prize

He plans to use his winnings to travel, buy a new home, replace his car with a newer model and donate to his church.

WASHINGTON — A 71-year-old New York man is now a multimillionaire after winning the state’s largest Mega Millions jackpot ever. 

Johnnie Taylor of Howard Beach in Queens, New York, won the $476 million prize in April after more than two months passed without a jackpot winner.

According to a Wednesday press release from Mega Millions, Taylor opted for the cash value of the prize — a lump sum of more than $157 million after taxes. Winners almost always take the

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