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CT Couple Gets Engaged After Winning $100,000 Lottery Prize
A Connecticut couple celebrated their $100,000 lottery prize with dinner and an engagement.
Tom Heltzel, of Litchfield, purchased a Quick Pick at Cumberland Farms #4590 in Torrington for each of the day's draw games on Tuesday, Dec. 14, according to Connecticut Lottery.
The following morning, he returned to the store and checked his tickets.
“None of them were winners—until I got to the last ticket, Cash5," he told CT Lottery. "My eyes are not as good as they used to be, so I had to take another look when I saw ‘Winner $100,000’ on the ticket checker. I never saw so many zer…
'I've Never Won Anything This Big Before!' CT Man Claims $10K Lottery Prize
A Connecticut man is celebrating after he claimed a $10,000 lottery prize.
Jerry Cooney, of Hartford, used $20 to purchase some lottery tickets at Manousos Wine & Liquors in Wethersfield on Friday, Nov. 17, according to Connecticut Lottery.
When his winning "iHeart Radio Concert Cash" ticket was scanned at the store, an employee congratulated him, CT Lottery said.
"I'm thinking I won $10, maybe $20, but he stuck his hand out and shook my hand," he said. "Then he handed me the ticket with the $10,000 (claim receipt). I've never won anything this big before!"
