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$1M Lottery Winner: Framingham Mom Will Pay Off Son's Student Loans, Buy Home $1M Lottery Winner: Framingham Mom Will Pay Off Son's Student Loans, Buy Home
$1M Lottery Winner: Framingham Mom Will Pay Off Son's Student Loans, Buy Home A Framingham mom who won $1 million in Massachusetts State Lottery already knows how she'll spend the bulk of her windfall.  Tipwan Sahasankmontri said she wants to pay off her son's student loans and buy a home with the money.  Related: Mother, Son Each Win $100K In Mass Lottery Drawing Sahasankmontri decided to take the lump sum rather than the annuity payments, which means she'll take home $650,000 before taxes, the lottery said. She bought the winning "$5,000,000 100X Cashword" scratch-off ticket at Riverside Gulf at 1530 Concord St. in Framingham.  The s…

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by Josh Lanier
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First $1 Million Prize In Keno Lottery Game History Claimed By Western Mass Group First $1 Million Prize In Keno Lottery Game History Claimed By Western Mass Group
First $1 Million Prize In Keno Lottery Game History Claimed By Western Mass Group The Keno Lottery has been around for 30 years and just made history by doling out its first $1 million prize.  The prize was won on Wednesday, March 22 and the Penny Lane Nominee Trust of Lenox claimed its cash on Friday, April 14, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. The trust was represented by trustee William Martin, who picked up the check at lottery headquarters in Dorchester. Read more: Mass Lottery Game With 30-Year History Just Paid Out Its First $1 Million Prize The trust's ticket won on a night in which the 20 winning numbers included every number fro…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Mother, Son Duo Are 2 Of 16 $100K Lottery Wins Drawn In Single Night, All But 5 Claimed Mother, Son Duo Are 2 Of 16 $100K Lottery Wins Drawn In Single Night, All But 5 Claimed
Mother, Son Duo Are 2 Of 16 $100K Lottery Wins Drawn In Single Night, All But 5 Claimed One Keno lottery game drawing doled out $100,00 wins to over a dozen Massachusetts lottery players in only a single night. Monday, April 11 was a lucky night for 16 lottery players who all won $100,000 in a Keno game drawing, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.  The following day, 11 of the winners picked up their checks. Among them were Patricia Johnson and her son John, both of whom won a $100,000 prize.  The winning numbers for the game were 2556795, a set of digits that included every number between one and 10.  The Keno game involves picking from a field…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Lawrence Woman Wins $1 Mill In Mass Lottery's First $50 Ticket Game Lawrence Woman Wins $1 Mill In Mass Lottery's First $50 Ticket Game
Lawrence Woman Wins $1 Mill In Mass Lottery's First $50 Ticket Game The game with the largest instant win prize in the history of the Massachusetts lottery just doled out a $1 million prize to a Lawrence woman.  Marta Soto Burgos scratched off her winning ticket in the “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” instant ticket game on Saturday, March 22 and chose the one-time cash payout option, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.  She picked up her check for $650,000 with the help of her husband Aladino. Burgos purchased her winning ticket at the Stop Quick Market located at 12 Haverhill Street in Methuen. The store will receive a $10,00 b…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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$500K Keno Lottery Prize Claimed By Taunton Man, $1 Mill Ticket Still Unclaimed $500K Keno Lottery Prize Claimed By Taunton Man, $1 Mill Ticket Still Unclaimed
$500K Keno Lottery Prize Claimed By Taunton Man, $1 Mill Ticket Still Unclaimed A recent lottery drawing with five big winners has begun to pay out its prizes, including a check for $500,000 that was won by a Taunton resident.  Robert Taylor bought his lucky Keno lottery ticket at the Atlantic Café on Plain Street in Taunton using his usual set of numbers, one through 11, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. His choice of numbers paid off on Wednesday, March 22 when the Keno game drawing won him a before-tax windfall of half of a million dollars. Posted by Atlantic Café on Thursday, March 23, 2023 Wednesday's drawing also awarded four other prizes, includi…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Mass Lottery Game With 30-Year History Just Paid Out Its First $1 Million Prize Mass Lottery Game With 30-Year History Just Paid Out Its First $1 Million Prize
Mass Lottery Game With 30-Year History Just Paid Out Its First $1 Million Prize A lottery ticket sold in a deli using less-than-inventive numbers scored the top prize for the first time in a game's 30-year history.  The $1 million winner picked up a ticket for the game "Keno" from Zenner’s Pub & Deli, located at 303 Tyler Street in Pittsfield, and selected the numbers 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.  The consecutive numbers paid off on Wednesday, March 22, securing the first $1 million payout in history of the game "Keno," which was introduced in 1993. Wednesday's winning numbers also awarded a $500,000…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Like Father Like Son: Boston Man Uses Father's Numbers For 28 Years, Wins Big Like Father Like Son: Boston Man Uses Father's Numbers For 28 Years, Wins Big
Like Father Like Son: Boston Man Uses Father's Numbers For 28 Years, Wins Big A man who used his father's lottery numbers to win $100,000 now plans to share his winnings with his mother.  The odds of winning the $100,000 top prize in the Mass Cash lottery game is 1 in 324,632, but Theofanis Bougas used his family's luck to beat the odds and score the game's biggest prize on Friday, March 3, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. Bougas, of Brighton, has been playing his father's lottery numbers, 6-8-19-20-26, for 28 years.  He bought his lucky ticket at 6-Twelve Convenience store, located at 628 East Broadway in South Boston. The convenien…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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$31 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Won Off Ticket Sold In Boston Area Claimed $31 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Won Off Ticket Sold In Boston Area Claimed
$31 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Won Off Ticket Sold In Boston Area Claimed For only the second time in Mega Millions history, one lottery has had two jackpot winners within three drawings, lottery officials said.  The historic moment was set after a S & L Trust, represented by trustee Leo Cushing, claimed their $31 million Jackpot on Wednesday, March 8, the Massachusetts State Lottery reports.  The prize was won in the state's game on Tuesday, January 31, officials said. The winning Quic Pic ticket was purchased at Gibbs located at 107 Winn Street in Woburn and had the winning numbers 07-09-18-29-39 and MegaBall 13. Gibb…

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by David Cifarelli
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Boston Man Claims Winning $100K Mass Cash Prize 11 Days Before Expiration Boston Man Claims Winning $100K Mass Cash Prize 11 Days Before Expiration
Boston Man Claims Winning $100K Mass Cash Prize 11 Days Before Expiration One Boston resident is counting his blessings – and his money – after narrowly missing the deadline to claim his $100,000 lottery prize, officials said. John Butler, of West Roxbury, said he bought his winning ticket and several others before going to Florida last year, the Massachusetts State Lottery reports.  Butler put the tickets in a drawer and never looked at them again until last week when his wife told him about the unclaimed Mass Cash prize. He searched his house, found the winning ticket and claimed his prize 11 days before it was set to expire, lottery officials said. “We a…

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by David Cifarelli
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Boston Woman Scores 1st 'Billion Dollar Extravaganza' $1 Million Win Boston Woman Scores 1st 'Billion Dollar Extravaganza' $1 Million Win
Boston Woman Scores 1st 'Billion Dollar Extravaganza' $1 Million Win A new lottery game with the highest payout percentage of any game every offered by the Massachusetts Lottery just doled out its first $1 million prize.  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&n…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Cambridge Man Wins $4 Million, Plans To Buy A House In Maine Cambridge Man Wins $4 Million, Plans To Buy A House In Maine
Cambridge Man Wins $4 Million, Plans To Buy A House In Maine A man selected a lottery ticket because he liked its attractive green hue, and was rewarded for his good taste with quite a lot of green.  Paul Nugent won $4 million in the “100X The Money” instant ticket game on Monday, Feb. 27 according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. åNugent chose to receive his prize as a one-time cash payout of $2,600,000 before taxes. He plans on using his windfall to buy a house in Maine. The winning ticket was purchased at Luigi’s Variety located at 520 Cambridge Street in Cambridge. The store will get a $40,000 bonus for its part in th…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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$33 Million Mega Millions Prize Won Off Ticket Sold In Western Mass Claimed $33 Million Mega Millions Prize Won Off Ticket Sold In Western Mass Claimed
$33 Million Mega Millions Prize Won Off Ticket Sold In Western Mass Claimed A $33 million Mega Millions Jackpot prize that was won off a ticket sold in Western Massachusetts earlier this year has been claimed, lottery officials said. The Skylark Group Trust of Wellesley claimed the prize won in the game's Tuesday, Jan 24 drawing on Wednesday, March 1, the Massachusetts State Lottery reports.  The Trust, represented by trustee David M. Lipshutz, opted for a one-time total payment of $17,441,861 (before taxes), according to the lottery.  The winning jackpot originally was $31 million, but grew to $33 million after sales from all participating lotteries were counted…

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by David Cifarelli