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Jary Rodriguez Temac, of East Boston, turned a serious profit when the ticket she bought from a liquor store landed her the first $1 million prize in the history of the new “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” instant ticket game, according the the Massachusetts State Lottery.
Temac chose to cash out her prize and received a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes. She claimed her prize with her husband, Marlon.
The “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” lottery game offers over $1 billion in potential prizes to those looking to test their luck. The game also boasts the largest instant ticket prize, $25 million, in Mass Lottery history.
The game has a three $25 million prizes, five $2 million prizes, and 15 $1 million prizes. Its overall prize payout percentage is 82%, and odds of a winning prize are 1 in 4.1.
Temac bought her lucky ticket at Neptune Liquors at 1 Neptune Road in East Boston. The story will receive a $10,000 bonus for its part in Temac's windfall.
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