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Winning $825,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store
A lucky area resident cashed in a winning $825,000 lotto ticket that was sold at a Connecticut convenience store.
On Thursday, Sept. 9, in New Haven County, an East Haven resident cashed in a "$1,000,000 Emeralds" scratcher that was sold at Krauszer's Food Store on Campbell Avenue in West Haven.
Related story - 'I Was In Shock': Connecticut Man Wins $100,000 Lottery Prize
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 p…
'I Was In Shock': Connecticut Man Wins $100,000 Lottery Prize
A Connecticut man had been playing his "family birthday" numbers for years in the state lottery, and Wednesday, Sept. 8, was his lucky day.
New Haven County resident Jim Smith, of Naugatuck, won the $100,000 top prize in the Cash5 game.
Smith said he saw his winning numbers displayed on TV on Wednesday morning, Sept. 8.
He purchased the winning ticket at Metro Food Mart in Naugatuck.
“I knew right away that I won," he said. "It was a shock—I couldn’t believe it.”
Smith said he plans to use the money to pay off his credit cards, and he will put the rest into savi…
