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Meaningful Numbers Lead To $100K Powerball Prize For CT Resident
A New Haven County resident used some meaningful numbers to turn his dream of winning the lottery to a reality.
Michael Chesson, of Meriden, played the Connecticut Lottery's Powerball game with numbers that were a combination of the years when his parents were born and his house number.
When Michael checked his ticket for the Wednesday, Jan. 25 drawing while lying in bed, he thought he was dreaming, the lottery reports.
"I yelled, 'Alexa, turn on the light,' because I couldn't see all that well," Michael said, according to the lottery.
Michael Chesson bought the winning ticket at …
Woman Wins $322K In Mass State Lottery
A woman won a whopping $320,000 playing Keno in the Massachusetts State Lottery.
The winner, Hampden County resident Sharon Miner matched all numbers in the 9-spot game on Wednesday, Aug. 18, according to lottery officials.
Miner, of Holyoke, played a $2 ticket and added the Keno Bonus for an additional $2. The Keno Bonus multiplier for this draw was 4X.
In the game, match 9 out of 9 for $1 wager is $40,000 prize, since it was a $2 wager, it became $80,000 plus the additional 4x multiplier, which landed Miner with $320,000.
The winning numbers were 2-5-7-9-10-17-19-26-27
The ticket…
