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# Richie Randazzo, “$5 Million Doorman,” Dies At Age 50
- URL: https://bklyner.com/lottery-winning-doorman-gravesend-dies-bensonhurst/
- Published: 2014-11-17T15:41:11.000Z
- Updated: 2014-11-17T15:41:11.000Z
- Author: Rachel Silberstein
- Tags: ave u, cancer, doorman, L & B Spumoni Gardens, lung cancer, sabina johansson, #API-Imported

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Source: Youtube/ UCmpxSOmTlTdsvBbTfF3hbBw

The doorman from Avenue U [who won the $5 million jackpot](http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2013/08/local-lottery-winner-battling-cancer/?ref=bklyner.com) died from lung cancer last week.

Richie Randazzo, who had been battling the disease for over a year, died on November 14 at age 50\. His funeral mass will be held at St. Simon & St. Jude Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn at 11:45am today, [according to Cusimano & Russo Funeral Home](http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Richard-Randazzo&lc=7319&pid=173175302&uuid=dade04bc-c8fc-4b07-8347-6fbc6e3e8757&ref=bklyner.com).

Randazzo spent most of his life opening doors at a posh Park Avenue building until he was catapulted to tabloid fame in 2008 for winning a $10 Set For Life scratch ticket – guaranteeing him $5000 a week for life.

After his win, things got complicated for the Gravesend native. Randazzo, who described himself as “New York’s most eligible bachelor,” said he intended to keep his $40,000 a year gig as a doorman, but he was fired after going on a gambling binge with his 23-year-old Swedish model girlfriend, Sabina Johansson. Their relationship ended shortly afterwards when Johansson was busted for promoting prostitution. One of Randazzo’s dreams was to make a name for himself [in reality television](http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/28/5-million-doorman-locked-out-of-work-holds-court/?%5Fr=0&ref=bklyner.com), but after [his diagnosis](http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2013/08/local-lottery-winner-battling-cancer/?ref=bklyner.com), Randazzo chose to spend the rest of his time close to home, [reports the New York Post](http://nypost.com/2014/11/16/doorman-who-won-lottery-loses-battle-with-cancer/?ref=bklyner.com):

> …he kept things simple and mostly tooled around Brooklyn, fishing in Sheepshead Bay or passing time with friends at Caffe Caggiano on Avenue U.

> Last year, he said he was searching for the love of his life, while also forgoing a risky surgery for lung cancer.

> “Things are always going to change. When you’re on a losing streak, you have to start winning,” Randazzo said from his boyhood home in Gravesend, where he lived even after the windfall.

Randazzo’s Legacy.com page was [flooded with condolences](http://www.legacy.com/guestbook/dignitymemorial/guestbook.aspx?n=richard-randazzo&pid=173175302&page=3&ref=bklyner.com) Sunday. We are sure he will be missed by many.

Here’s an interview with Randazzo on Fox News shortly after his win: