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$3M Lottery Jackpot: Massive Winning Ticket Sold In CT $3M Lottery Jackpot: Massive Winning Ticket Sold In CT
$3M Lottery Jackpot: Massive Winning Ticket Sold In CT It was a very lucky week for several Nutmeggers after more than 1,100 people collected cash playing games, but the biggest jackpots were a $3 million ticket and a $242,000 winner.  The $3 million ticket was sold in Hartford County at Cumberland Farms at 1978 West Street in Southington.  The winner correctly guessed all the white balls in the Mega Millions drawing on Saturday, Nov. 9, which earned them $1 million. The multiplier was x3, tripling the prize money.  The store will get a $100,000 bonus for selling the ticket. The $242,930 was a $10 Fast Play Stacks of Ca$h …

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by Josh Lanier
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$100K Lottery Jackpot: Ticket Sold In North Haven $100K Lottery Jackpot: Ticket Sold In North Haven
$100K Lottery Jackpot: Ticket Sold In North Haven One lucky Nutmegger won $100,000 after correctly guessing all five numbers in the Connecticut Lottery's Cash5 game.  The ticket was sold at In & Out Market located at 88 Quinnipiac Avenue in North Haven for the Wednesday, Oct. 30, drawing. The winning numbers were:  1-5-10-27-34.  The store will receive a $1,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.  In all, 2,964 people won something in that drawing. Players can scan their tickets on the Connecticut Lottery's app to see if they are among those lucky few. 

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by Josh Lanier
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Winning Numbers For Friday, Nov. 1 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $281 Jackpot Winning Numbers For Friday, Nov. 1 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $281 Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Friday, Nov. 1 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $281 Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Friday, Nov. 1 Mega Millions drawing. The estimated jackpot is $205 million with an $97.5 million cash option. The winning numbers were 11-22-42-46-51 with a Mega Ball of 04 and a Megaplier of 2X. MegaMillions If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, where there will be an estimated $303 million prize with a $141.8 million cash option. Lottery players have a 1 in 302,575,350 chance of winning a Mega Millions jackpot by matching all …

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by Zak Failla
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Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Oct. 29 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $250M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Oct. 29 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $250M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Tuesday, Oct. 29 'Mega Millions' Drawing With Estimated $250M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Tuesday, Oct. 29 Mega Millions drawing. The estimated jackpot is $250 million with a $115.5 million cash option. The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing are: 16-22-26-36-56 with a Mega Ball of 01 and a Megaplier of 4X If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1.  Lottery players have a 1 in 302,575,350 chance of winning a Mega Millions jackpot by matching all five balls plus the gold Mega Ball, according to officials. There are nine…

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by Zak Failla
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Lottery Hot Streak: $3M In Prizes Won In 4 Days Across CT Lottery Hot Streak: $3M In Prizes Won In 4 Days Across CT
Lottery Hot Streak: $3M In Prizes Won In 4 Days Across CT It's been a great week for Connecticut gamblers as they've raked in millions from Monday, Oct. 25 through Thursday, Oct. 24. More than 2,000 people won a total of $2.5 million on Monday evening's Play4 drawing.  A $100,000 winning "200X" scratch-off ticket was sold at Eagle Mart at 2 Spring Street in Stafford Springs.  Another $100,000 prize was won on a "Cash5" ticket sold at LaBonnes Market at 75 Waterbury Road in Prospect. A $255,829 winning Fast Play "$5 Moneybags Progressive" ticket was sold at Henny Penny located at 273 Meriden Waterbury Turnpike in Southingto…

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by Josh Lanier
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$400K Scheme: Woman Steals From CT Addiction Nonprofit, Spends Funds On Vacations $400K Scheme: Woman Steals From CT Addiction Nonprofit, Spends Funds On Vacations
$400K Scheme: Woman Steals From CT Addiction Nonprofit, Spends Funds On Vacations A 50-year-old woman has admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Connecticut nonprofit at which she served as executive director, federal officials said. New London County resident Michele Devine of Waterford, age 50, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with her alleged theft of almost $400,000 from a Norwich-based addiction and mental health nonprofit, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Monday, Oct. 21. According to federal officials, Devine served as the executive director of the Southeastern Regional Action Council on S…

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by Ben Crnic
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Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Oct. 16 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $408 Jackpot Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Oct. 16 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $408 Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Oct. 16 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $408 Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Wednesday, Oct. 16 Powerball drawing. The winning numbers were 04-30-39-44-60 with a Powerball of 11 and the Power Play was 2X. The estimated jackpot is $408 million with a $196.3 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 million to $4, which can be mul…

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by Zak Failla
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$3.4M Scheme: Ex-Controller Admits To Embezzling Family-Owned Business In Region $3.4M Scheme: Ex-Controller Admits To Embezzling Family-Owned Business In Region
$3.4M Scheme: Ex-Controller Admits To Embezzling Family-Owned Business In Region A senior member of a family-owned company has admitted to embezzling more than $3.4 million from the business over five years. According to court filings released on Thursday, Oct. 10, John Hickey, age 34, created false invoices that appeared to be from entities with which the Northern Westchester-based corporations did business from February 2018 to November 2023. The company, located in Armonk, manufactured flame retardant fabrics. Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Hickey then forged signatures that supposedly approved payment of those invo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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CT Liquor Store Sells Winning $825,000 Lotto Ticket CT Liquor Store Sells Winning $825,000 Lotto Ticket
CT Liquor Store Sells Winning $825,000 Lotto Ticket A Connecticut customer cashed in a CT Lottery ticket worth nearly a million dollars that was sold at an area liquor store.  On Monday, July 26, a Waterbury resident cashed in a "Millionaire" ticket worth $825,000 that was sold at International Wine & Liquor in Middlebury earlier this month. CT Lottery did not disclose the winner's name. According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that prize level is automatically updated reflecting one less prize. Until the individual or gr…

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by Zak Failla
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Twice Is Nice: Trumbull Man Buys Two $20K Scratch Lottery Tickets, Walks Away With $40K Twice Is Nice: Trumbull Man Buys Two $20K Scratch Lottery Tickets, Walks Away With $40K
Twice Is Nice: Trumbull Man Buys Two $20K Scratch Lottery Tickets, Walks Away With $40K It's not every day that a lottery player gets to experience the thrill of winning a scratch game's top prize, not once, but twice.  That's what happened when Jim Zygmont of Trumbull, purchased two "20X Cash 4th Edition" scratch tickets and won the game's top prize — twice on the same day, at the same location, and walked away with $40,000, said the Connecticut Lottery. "I bought the first '20X' ticket over the counter at 4:56 pm and won $20,000. I almost fell backward. It was crazy," said Zygmont, who had the moment documented in a photo taken from the lottery retailer's…

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by Kathy Reakes
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All-Time High: Mega Millions Jackpot Soars To Nearly $1 Billion For Friday Drawing All-Time High: Mega Millions Jackpot Soars To Nearly $1 Billion For Friday Drawing
All-Time High: Mega Millions Jackpot Soars To Nearly $1 Billion For Friday Drawing Good news. Since no one won Tuesday night's $677 million Mega Millions game, you now have another chance to live the life of a millionaire as the jackpot is now at a staggering $868 million, a record high. No ticket had all six winning numbers including 3, 45, 49, 61, 69 with a Mega Ball of 9. So get your new tickets ready for Friday's game and in the meantime feel good for the nine lucky souls who managed to eek out a $1 million each by having five of the six numbers, and one of those had the Mega Ball and received $5 million. The jackpot, which will be close to $1 billion by Friday, kee…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man Must Pay $500K For Income Tax Offense Fairfield County Man Must Pay $500K For Income Tax Offense
Fairfield County Man Must Pay $500K For Income Tax Offense A Norwalk bookkeeper has been sentenced to probation and must pay back nearly a half million dollars after pleading guilty to tax fraud - largely as a result of gambling - in district court. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced the sentencing of Eddie Chan, 58, who will be subject to five years probation and must pay approximately $500,000 in restitution for his former employer following a guilty plea for filing false tax returns last year. Chan was employed at a private art firm in Manhattan, according to court records, and between 2013 and 2015…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield County Resident With Alleged Mob Ties Indicted For Loan Sharking Fairfield County Resident With Alleged Mob Ties Indicted For Loan Sharking
Fairfield County Resident With Alleged Mob Ties Indicted For Loan Sharking Seven men from Westchester County and one from Fairfield County are among 10 alleged members of the Lucchese Crime Family facing criminal charges for their involvement in the “largest loan sharking operation ever investigated by the New York Attorney General’s Office.” Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the arrests and indictment of 10 alleged members of the Lucchese Family on charges related to the alleged operation of a “lucrative loan sharking and gambling activities” following a long-term investigation. Schneiderman said that during “Operation The Vig Is Up” involved “the alle…

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by Zak Failla