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$1M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Not Sure How To Spend His Massive Windfall $1M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Not Sure How To Spend His Massive Windfall
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Not Sure How To Spend His Massive Windfall While a lot of lottery players know exactly what they would do if they won the jackpot, a Massachusetts man still isn't quite sure how he'll spend his newfound cash.  James Seavor, of Swansea, won $1 million playing the “Diamonds and Dollars” $5 scratch-off game.  Seavor, a retired fisherman, took the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  Seavor isn't sure what he'll do with that money, however. He's considering taking a cruise, but the gravity of the win is still setting in.  He bought the ticket at Swansea Mart at 367 Wilbur …

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$1M Lottery Win: Shrewsbury Man Will Happily Give Away Half Of His Payday (After Taxes) $1M Lottery Win: Shrewsbury Man Will Happily Give Away Half Of His Payday (After Taxes)
$1M Lottery Win: Shrewsbury Man Will Happily Give Away Half Of His Payday (After Taxes) A Shrewsbury man made a deal with his brother 30 years ago, and now that he's won $1 million in the Massachusetts state lottery, he has to give away half of his winnings. He's more than happy to do it.  Jeffrey Shigley claimed the first $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “Diamonds and Dollars” $5 scratch-off game.  Shigley and his brother made promises to one another years ago that if one of them won the lottery, they would split the prize. When Shigley won the money, he collected the check with his sister-in-law Linda to honor that promise.  Shi…

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by Josh Lanier