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$1M Lottery Win: Lucky Guess Lands Lynn Woman Big Pay Day $1M Lottery Win: Lucky Guess Lands Lynn Woman Big Pay Day
$1M Lottery Win: Lucky Guess Lands Lynn Woman Big Pay Day While most people have a "system" for playing the lottery, Kerri Omeara went her own way.  Omeara of Lynn recently won $1 million on a "100X Cash" scratch-off Massachusetts State Lottery ticket. Her secret? She picked a card at random. Omeara decided to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 before taxes rather than the annuity.  She bought her ticket on Aug. 25 at Norm's Variety at 423 Eastern Ave. in Lynn. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for selling the winner. 

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$1M Lottery Win: Man Pledges To Use Powerball Pay Day To Help Mass Families $1M Lottery Win: Man Pledges To Use Powerball Pay Day To Help Mass Families
$1M Lottery Win: Man Pledges To Use Powerball Pay Day To Help Mass Families A Hyde Park man who got the first five numbers correct of the Powerball drawing last month said he would use his winnings to do good in his community.  Winston Lloyd won $1 million in the Aug. 16 Powerball drawing and collected his check from the Massachusetts State Lottery the following week.  Lloyd chose to take the $650,000 lump sum payment before taxes rather than the annuity. He said he would use that money to help struggling families in his community.  Lloyd purchased his ticket from Home Market at 165 Belgrade Ave. in Roslindale. The store will collect a $10,000 bonus…

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$1M Lottery Win: Wife's Number Lands Billerica Man Big Payday $1M Lottery Win: Wife's Number Lands Billerica Man Big Payday
$1M Lottery Win: Wife's Number Lands Billerica Man Big Payday A Middlesex County man is $1 million richer thanks to playing the lottery with his number special to his wife.  Paul Pratt won the money play the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “Waves of Cash” $5 instant ticket game. Pratt chose to buy his ticket from dispenser No. 26 at Y-Not Variety at 140 Willow Ave. in Somerville because that is his wife Kathy's badge number, the lottery said.  Pratt took the lump sum of $650,000 before taxes rather than the annuity.  Y-Not Variety will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.  

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$ 1 Million Win: Lotto Ticket Bought In Cohasset Beats The Odds $ 1 Million Win: Lotto Ticket Bought In Cohasset Beats The Odds
$ 1 Million Win: Lotto Ticket Bought In Cohasset Beats The Odds A Norfolk County gas station sold a lucky lottery ticket that scored $1 million for a local organization.  Caitlin Snow Nominee Trust of Quincy won a $1 million prize when the first five numbers on a lottery ticket purchased in Cohasset matched those chosen in a Mega Millions drawing held on  Aug. 1, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. The drawing's advertised jackpot was $1.1 billion.  David Spillane, a representative for the trust, claimed the $1 million (before taxes) on Thurs. Aug 17.  The lucky ticket was bought at Fiori’s Gulf, located at 740 Chief Justi…

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Jackpot! $1M Powerball Lottery Ticket Sold In Massachusetts; Find Out Where Jackpot! $1M Powerball Lottery Ticket Sold In Massachusetts; Find Out Where
Jackpot! $1M Powerball Lottery Ticket Sold In Massachusetts; Find Out Where Some lucky lottery player in Massachusetts is sitting on a $1 million ticket.  The State Lottery announced someone had purchased a winning Powerball ticket on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Home Market at 165 Belgrade Ave., in Roslindale.  RELATED: $25M Lottery Win: Largest Scratch-Off Ticket In Mass History Claimed Wednesday was a big day for the lottery in Massachusetts. Along with the million-dollar ticket, someone purchased a $100,000 ticket at The Country Store in West Springfield.  There were also nearly 20 tickets worth six figures sold that day across the st…

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$25M Lottery Win: Largest Scratch-Off Ticket In Mass History Claimed $25M Lottery Win: Largest Scratch-Off Ticket In Mass History Claimed
$25M Lottery Win: Largest Scratch-Off Ticket In Mass History Claimed The winner of the largest scratch-off prize in Massachusetts history has claimed their prize, though they're not willing to go public about their windfall.  Simmons & Schiavo Lottery Trust 2023-28 of Woburn claimed the $25 million grand prize on behalf of the ticket holder in the “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” instant game, the state lottery announced Tuesday, Aug. 15.  The winner decided to take the lump-sum payment of $16,250,000 before taxes.  The ticket was sold at Speedway, 709 McGrath Highway in Somerville. The store also gets a payday for their role in th…

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Lottery Winner Returns To Work After Picking Up $1M Check Lottery Winner Returns To Work After Picking Up $1M Check
Lottery Winner Returns To Work After Picking Up $1M Check A fat check didn't stop one Middlesex County lottery winner from going to work later that same day.  Tyler Considine, a Dracut mechanic, won $1 million in the “100X Cash” instant ticket game on Wednesday, Aug. 2, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. Considine took the lump-sum payment worth $650,000 before taxes. But instead of immediately going on a spending spree, he said his first stop would be to deposit his winnings and then clock in at work.  Considine bought the lucky ticket at the Dracut Town Variety store at 1734 Lakeview Ave. in Dracut. The store will get a $1…

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Newly Minted Millionaire Retires After Winning Lottery In Central Mass Newly Minted Millionaire Retires After Winning Lottery In Central Mass
Newly Minted Millionaire Retires After Winning Lottery In Central Mass It's a dream nearly everyone has had, but Paul Bashaw gets to live it. The Worcester County resident recently won a $1 million lottery jackpot, then promptly retired from his job of more than 20 years.  Bashaw, age 65, of West Boylston, won the seven-figure sum after playing the $5,000,000 100X Cashword scratch-off game on July 20, the Massachusetts State Lottery said. The truck driver was ecstatic, but he kept the windfall quiet.  Bashaw didn't tell anyone at work about his lucky win until he claimed his ticket on Friday.  “I told my wife there were three things in lif…

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Techie Eastern Mass Man Wins $1 Million, Plans To Buy Smart Watch Techie Eastern Mass Man Wins $1 Million, Plans To Buy Smart Watch
Techie Eastern Mass Man Wins $1 Million, Plans To Buy Smart Watch A lottery drawing that featured a $1 billion jackpot needed one Middlesex County man a $1 million check.  Brendan Stewart, of Waltham, won $1 million in a Powerball drawing on Wednesday, July 19, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.  The first five numbers on Stewart's ticket, purchased at Global Montello/Gulf at 821 Main Street in Waltham, matched the digits chosen in the drawing. He plans to use his windfall to deck himself out in a new smartwatch.  Related: $1M Lottery Win: Hadley Woman Used Race Cars, Convenience Store To Pick Numbers He collected his chec…

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$1M Lottery Win: Western Mass Woman Used Race Cars, Convenience Store To Pick Numbers $1M Lottery Win: Western Mass Woman Used Race Cars, Convenience Store To Pick Numbers
$1M Lottery Win: Western Mass Woman Used Race Cars, Convenience Store To Pick Numbers Three people from Massachusetts won $1 million each in the $1 billion Powerball drawing on Friday, July 21. Two of those winners said they had help picking their numbers.  Rae Ann Wentworth-Cadieux, of Hadley, chose her numbers based on a convenience store chain 7-11 and race cars, the Massachusetts State Lottery said.  The winning numbers were 7, 10, 11, 13, 24, with the Powerball number 24.  Wentworth-Cadieux got all the numbers but missed the Powerball. She said she plans to buy a summer home with her winnings. She purchased her ticket at Pride Station & Sto…

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Trio of $1 Million Powerball Tickets Sold In Mass Trio of $1 Million Powerball Tickets Sold In Mass
Trio of $1 Million Powerball Tickets Sold In Mass They may not have snagged the $1 billion jackpot, but three Massachusetts tickets still hit it big.  Three Powerball tickets sold in Massachusetts scored $1 million in the Wednesday, July 19 drawing, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.  Eight other Massachusetts tickets also brought home serious cash, with one winning a $100,000 prize and seven others winning $50,000 prizes.  The three $1 million winning tickets were purchased from the following locations:  In Norfolk County: Shaw’s Supermarket, located at 255 East Central Street in Franklin, in No…

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Diesel Mechanic From Southeast Massachusetts Wins $3 Million Mega Millions Prize Diesel Mechanic From Southeast Massachusetts Wins $3 Million Mega Millions Prize
Diesel Mechanic From Southeast Massachusetts Wins $3 Million Mega Millions Prize Despite winning a massive prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery, a diesel mechanic from Southeast Massachusetts doesn't plan on using his winnings to take time off, but rather pay it forward. Paul Little, of Lakeville, is the winner of a $3 million Mega Millions prize on a ticket he bought for the multi-state game's Tuesday, Jan. 17 drawing, the lottery reports.  Little, who works on marine engines, said that he plans to continue to work for the time being but does have plans to use his winnings to help his family and other people. Little also plans on using some of the money to p…

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