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Bridgeport Store Sells Winning $25K For Life Lotto Ticket Bridgeport Store Sells Winning $25K For Life Lotto Ticket
Bridgeport Store Sells Winning $25K For Life Lotto Ticket Hey, Fairfield County lottery players -- there are now three unclaimed Lucky for Life winning tickets with another player hitting the correct numbers to win $25,000 a year for life. The player purchased the ticket in Bridgeport, at the Uptown News & Variety, located at 4200 Main St., for Saturday, April 8, Connecticut Lottery officials said.  The winning numbers for the $25,000 a year for life for April 8 were 1-16-18-20-41 with a Lucky Ball of 5. Officials say that makes three winners of the Lucky for Life game that have not claimed their prizes including a grand prize winner who…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Dynamic Duo: Fairfield County Man Wins $300K, Woman $177K In State Lottery Prizes Dynamic Duo: Fairfield County Man Wins $300K, Woman $177K In State Lottery Prizes
Dynamic Duo: Fairfield County Man Wins $300K, Woman $177K In State Lottery Prizes Two Fairfield County residents claimed lottery prizes valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Jose Acevedo, of Bridgeport, won a $300,000 prize from a Diamonds & Gold ticket purchased at Uptown News & Variety in Bridgeport, Connecticut Lottery announced. CT Lottery said the store is located at 4200 Main St. Wendy Espaillat Francisco, another Bridgeport resident, took home a $177,777 Electric 7s prize, the lottery announced. That ticket was purchased at Main Wine & Liquor Shoppe, located at 3805 Main St. in Bridgeport, CT Lottery said. 

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by Nicole Valinote
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Separate $100K Winners Cash In On Lottery Tickets Sold At CT Food Stores Separate $100K Winners Cash In On Lottery Tickets Sold At CT Food Stores
Separate $100K Winners Cash In On Lottery Tickets Sold At CT Food Stores A pair of winning $100,000 CT Lottery tickets sold at Connecticut food stores have been cashed in on the same day. First, in New London County, on Monday, March 14, Oakdale resident James Floyd, Jr. cashed in a winning "Pinball Wizard XXIV" scratch-off ticket that was sold at Sams Food Store on Ocean Avenue in New London.  Later that day, Middlesex resident Joseph Rigano, of Middletown, cashed in a second winning $100,000 "CASH5" ticket that was sold at Price Chopper on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington in Hartford County. According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is vali…

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by Zak Failla
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Winning $2.2M Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store Winning $2.2M Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store
Winning $2.2M Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store A CT Lottery player in Connecticut may be a millionaire and not even know it after hitting the top prize on a scratch-off ticket.  In Hartford County, a winning $2,200,000 "$100,000 A Year For Life" ticket was sold to a Bloomfield resident - who chose not to disclose a name - at the D-Mart on Lexington Avenue in Hartford that was cashed in on Thursday, Jan. 27.  CT Lottery said that the overall odds of winning on a "$100,000 A Year For Life" ticket is 1 in 4.06. "$100,000 A Year For Life” top prizes will be paid as $100,000 a year for life, with a guaranteed minimum total payout …

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by Zak Failla
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Winning $412,500 Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store Winning $412,500 Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store
Winning $412,500 Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store A lucky area resident cashed in a winning $412,500 state lottery ticket that was sold at a Connecticut convenience store. On Friday, Sept. 17, in New Haven County, a Wallingford resident cashed in a "CHROME" scratcher that was sold at the Corner Shoppe on Church Street in Wallingford. 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 group presents their winning ticket for claim at CT Lottery Headq…

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by Zak Failla