A New Jersey lottery player got something better than a sweet treat on Halloween - $500,000 on a scratch-off ticket.

ATLANTA — A Georgia Lottery player won a $1 million top prize playing the 50X The Money scratcher. The player purchased the ticket at Allen Food Mart in Pelham and claimed his or her prize on Oct. 30.

A quick grocery run turned into a life-changing payday for one Long Island man. Kurt Kelleher, of Shirley, became an instant ...