Winning $100K CT Lottery Tickets Sold At Fairfield County Stores Winning $100K CT Lottery Tickets Sold At Fairfield County Stores
Winning $100K CT Lottery Tickets Sold At Fairfield County Stores A pair of winning $100,000 CT Lottery tickets sold at Fairfield County locations have been cashed in. On Thursday, Oct. 4, Bridgeport resident Aodrone Johnson was feeling lucky after cashing in a winning $100,000 “KENO” ticket that was sold at the Boston News & Deli on Boston Avenue in Bridgeport. Days later, on Monday, Nov. 8, Fairfield resident James McDonald won the same prize on a “CASH5” ticket that was sold at the Cumberland Farms location on Post Road in Fairfield. The winning $100,000 tickets were sandwiched between a Hartford County man who won nearly $1 million playing “Mil…
Mega Millions Mania Jackpot Reaches $515 Million Mega Millions Mania Jackpot Reaches $515 Million
Mega Millions Mania Jackpot Reaches $515 Million Pull out those dollar bills and plop them down for a Mega Million ticket as the jackpot reaches a magical half-billion mark for this week's drawing. After no one won the jackpot during the Tuesday, May 18 game, the jackpot shot up to the $515 million mark for the Friday, May 21 game, Mega Millions officials said. That equals $346.3 million in cash if a winner takes the cash payout option. The jackpot has been rolling since it was last won in New York on Tuesday, February 16, and in the game's 19-year history there have only been eight jackpots higher than Friday’s estimated bonanza.  …
Two Lucky CT Winners Will Cash In On Lottery Tickets For $20K, $10K Two Lucky CT Winners Will Cash In On Lottery Tickets For $20K, $10K
Two Lucky CT Winners Will Cash In On Lottery Tickets For $20K, $10K It might not be Friday yet, but there's still a reason to celebrate for two Connecticut lottery players who walked away with big cash.  The winners announced for Thursday, April 29 were: Donnie Farmer of Windsor Locks won $20,000 on a 20X Cash scratch-off ticket purchased at the 7-Eleven Store in Windsor Locks, said the CT Lottery. The second big winner of the day included Kashmir Closs of Hartford, who won $10,000 on the 10X Cash scratch-off game.  The ticket was purchased at the Wolcott Hill Mart in Weathersfield.  The next big Mega-Millions game worth a whopping $3…
$150,000 Powerball Ticket Sold In Connecticut, Along With Three $50K Winners $150,000 Powerball Ticket Sold In Connecticut, Along With Three $50K Winners
$150,000 Powerball Ticket Sold In Connecticut, Along With Three $50K Winners The winning $750 million Powerball ticket might have been sold in Maryland, but some lucky Connecticut residents won some pretty big prizes as well. Of the total 60,169 winning tickets sold in the state, one ticket won $150,000 and three tickets won $50,000, reported the Connecticut Lottery.  Numerous people also won anywhere from $12 to $300 in the much-anticipated game. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Jan. 20 drawing were: 40-53-60-68–69. The Powerball was 22. According to the lottery, the $150,000 ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball with Powerplay. The $50,…
Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion
Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion For the third time in history, a national lottery is nearing a $1 billion jackpot. The Mega Millions jackpot stands at about $970 million as of Thursday, Jan. 21. The next drawing is Friday, Jan. 22, at 11 p.m. No one has won the jackpot over the last 37 drawings, which is the longest time the game has ever gone without a jackpot win. The top prize has been growing since a Wisconsin player won a $120 million jackpot on Sept. 15, 2020. The $970 million-prize would wind up being about $716.3 million in cash after taxes and fees - the second-largest prize in the game’s run, according to lot…
Eight $1M Mega Millions Tickets Sold As Jackpot Hits $850M Eight $1M Mega Millions Tickets Sold As Jackpot Hits $850M
Eight $1M Mega Millions Tickets Sold As Jackpot Hits $850M The jackpot for next week's Mega Millions drawing has climbed to $850 million after there were no grand prize winners in the drawing held Friday night, Jan. 15. Eight $1 million second prizes were sold -- including one in New York, on Long Island, at Hick's Piccolo Gourmet Deli on Levittown Parkway in Hicksville. The other second-prize winners were in New Jersey (in Wallington and Sparta), as well as California, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin Friday night's winning numbers were 3-11-12-38-43, with 15 as the Mega Ball.
New Millionaire: Milford Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize New Millionaire: Milford Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize
New Millionaire: Milford Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize A Milford man claimed a $1 million Mega Millions prize but declined to have his picture taken or tell his tale of his road to riches. Frank Parelli Jr. claimed his prize at Connecticut Lottery headquarters on Thursday, June 6. Officials then published his name and hometown on the lottery's website on Friday, June 7. Parelli purchased the ticket at the Stop & Shop on East Town Road in Milford. He won by matching the five numbers of 25-37-46-48-68 from last Tuesday’s drawing.
Did You Buy It? $1M Winning  Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Milford Did You Buy It? $1M Winning  Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Milford
Did You Buy It? $1M Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Milford While no one hit the Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Tuesday, June 4, one lucky person did match the first five numbers and walked away with a cool million. The $1,000,000 prize-winning ticket was sold at Stop & Shop at 2 E. Town Road,  in Milford, said Connecticut Lottery officials. The winnings numbers were:  25-37-46-48-68 and Mega Ball 25. The Megaplier number is 2. In total, 15,696 winning Mega Millions tickets were sold statewide on Tuesday, with prizes ranging from $2 to $1,000,000. Winners have until Sunday, December 1, to claim their prizes before their tickets ex…
Powerball Jackpot Hits $550 Million Powerball Jackpot Hits $550 Million
Powerball Jackpot Hits $550 Million It's time to head for the nearest lotto retailer and grab a few tickets for the Powerball jackpot drawing and a chance at $550 million on Wednesday, March 20. The jump in size comes after no one matched numbers worth $495 million on Saturday, March 16. The winning numbers included 30, 34, 39, 53, 67 and a Powerball of 11. No one has hit the jackpot since December 2018, when a Brooklyn truck driver took home $298.3 million. His win was the third New Yorker in a row to take home the Powerball jackpot in 2018. Last week, the mystery winner of last October's $1.5 billion Mega Millions win…
Did You Buy It? $3M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In CT Did You Buy It? $3M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In CT
Did You Buy It? $3M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In CT While no one across the country took home the $321 million Mega Millions jackpot on Christmas Day, one lucky Connecticut resident took home a cool $3 million.State lottery officials said Wednesday that a winning Mega Millions ticket worth $3 million was sold Christmas morning at Avenue News at 821 Farmington Ave, Bristol for the Tuesday, Dec. 25, drawing. The winning numbers drawn were 2 - 8 - 42 - 43 - 50. The Mega Ball was 6, and the Megaplier was 3. The winning ticket holder matched the first "white" ball numbers drawn, but missed the Mega Ball number. Because the ticket was purchased wi…
Connecticut Mega Millions Winner: Woman's Ticket Tripled To $30K Connecticut Mega Millions Winner: Woman's Ticket Tripled To $30K
Connecticut Mega Millions Winner: Woman's Ticket Tripled To $30K Even though no one in Connecticut won the $1.6 billion winnings in this week's Mega Millions game, there were plenty of winners throughout the state, including locally.  Lottery officials said 190,964 winning Mega Millions tickets were sold in Connecticut, including one to Taylor Papa of North Haven purchased at the Side Street Grille in Hamden where she works as a server, lottery officials said. The winning numbers drawn on Oct. 23 were 5 - 28 - 62 - 65 - 70 and Mega Ball 5. The Megaplier was 3. "I bought three 'Quick Pick' tickets about two hours before the drawing," the recent…
$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Area Stew Leonard's $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Area Stew Leonard's
$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Area Stew Leonard's Westchester is abuzz Wednesday as word spreads that one lucky person picked up a winning $1 million Mega Millions ticket at Stew Leonard's in Yonkers. “We are so excited to have the million-dollar winner from our store," said owner Stew Leonard Jr. " We can’t wait for the winner to come forward so we can have them come in and celebrate. We would offer them free milk and cookies, but I doubt they need it now.” The store handed out free Mega Million tickets on Tuesday as excitement grew about the growing, $1.6 billion jackpot which was won by one ticket purchased in South Carolina w…