Man Wins $100K On $10 CT Lottery Ticket Purchased In Fairfield County

An area man had a lucky Friday when he spent $10 on a lottery ticket at a Fairfield County store and walked out the door a $100,000 richer.

An area man won $100,000 on a Casino Royale scratch-off ticket.
Photo Credit: *CT Lottery*

Kathy Reakes

01/15/2020 2:00 p.m.

Carlos De Souza of Milford purchased a Casino Royale scratch-off ticket at Pam’s Variety Store in Bridgeport on Friday, Jan. 10 and was an instant winner, according to CT lottery officials.

De Souza has already picked up his cash at CT Lottery’s headquarters in Rocky Hill

The Casino Royale scratch-off ticket game rolled out on Monday, Jan. 6, and has three top $100,000 prizes, two which are unclaimed, the lottery said.

There are 1,066,650 tickets in the game with winnings ranging from $10 to $100,000, including eight $10,000 tickets that are still unclaimed.

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