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'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!"
Separate $100K Winners Cash In On Lottery Tickets Sold At CT Convenience Stores
A pair of winning $100,000 CT Lottery tickets sold at Connecticut convenience stores have been cashed in.
On Tuesday, Nov. 16, a Southington resident cashed in a winning $100,0002 "CASH5" ticket that was sold at Sam's Quick Mart on the Meriden Waterbury Turnpike in Marion, lottery officials announced.
The following day, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, A Hamden resident followed suit and claimed a top $100,000 prize that was won on a "$100,000 Cashword 11" ticket sold at Downtown News and More on Orange Street in New Haven.
According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through…
