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And Another One! Mass Diner Sells Its 3rd $1M Lottery Ticket This Year And Another One! Mass Diner Sells Its 3rd $1M Lottery Ticket This Year
And Another One! Mass Diner Sells Its 3rd $1M Lottery Ticket This Year A man looking for a lost car seat on Nantucket wound up with a lot more after he stopped at a popular diner for a snack and walked out a millionaire. It's becoming commonplace at the restaurant as it has sold three lottery tickets worth $1 million or more in the past six months.  Sean Durnin, a Nantucket restaurateur, is the latest winner.  Durnin bought a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Old South Diner at 57 Old South Road while making food deliveries on the island. A car seat stowed away in the back of his truck had fallen out during his route, and he was backtracking.  Af…

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by Josh Lanier
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'You'll Never Have To Leave': Pizza Guru Portnoy Gives Mass. Pizzeria Solid Score 'You'll Never Have To Leave': Pizza Guru Portnoy Gives Mass. Pizzeria Solid Score
'You'll Never Have To Leave': Pizza Guru Portnoy Gives Mass. Pizzeria Solid Score It's all about personal preference, Dave Portnoy and the owner of a Quincy pizzeria waxed philosophically during one of the Barstool Sports CEO's latest "One Bite Pizza Reviews." Portnoy hit several pizzerias during his most recent, event-filled trip home to Massachusetts. His visit included taking the stage to sing "Revival" with the Zac Brown Band at Fenway Park and getting "lost at sea" (his words) off the coast of Nantucket and needing rescue by the Coast Guard.  Related: 'Capt'n Dave' Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast After Boating Mishap He also stopped at Bravo Pizzeria at 5…

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Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today' Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today'
Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today' President of Bar Stool sports and resident "one-bite" pizza reviewer Dave Portnoy nearly went the way of the Titanic after he said his boat was swept out to sea off the coast of Nantucket.  Portnoy, never one to miss out on a good fish story, regaled his fans in a video on X about how the Coast Guard had to rescue him after he untethered his boat before checking to see if it had any power first.  It didn't, which meant he had "no radio, no anchor, no nothing," he said. “Next thing you know, Captain Dave is lost at sea.” Portnoy said heavy winds pushed his yacht toward other boats…

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Researchers Spot 161 Whales, Including 7 Different Species, Off Mass Coast Researchers Spot 161 Whales, Including 7 Different Species, Off Mass Coast
Researchers Spot 161 Whales, Including 7 Different Species, Off Mass Coast It’s a whale of a tale and researchers have the pictures to prove it. A recent aerial survey conducted by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center came across a jaw-dropping 161 whales in the waters south of Martha’s Vineyard and southeast of Nantucket. The stunning display was comprised of seven different whale species, including 93 sei, 36 humpback, 21 fin, as well as minke, sperm, and North Atlantic right whales. Researchers also spotted two Orcas, also known as killer whales, one of whom was seen chowing down on a tuna. NOAA Fisheries’ New England/Mid-Atlantic region called it a “dazzli…

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by Michael Mashburn
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$2M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Knows How He'll Spend His Winnings $2M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Knows How He'll Spend His Winnings
$2M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Knows How He'll Spend His Winnings A Hyannis man said he has big plans for the $2 million jackpot he won playing in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  Garen Downie won the seven-figure prize playing the "Lifetime Millions," a $50 scratch-off game. This is the fourth $1 million or more winner in that game since February.  Downie chose to take the lump sum payment of $1.3 million (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  He said he would invest that money.  He bought the ticket at Old South Diner at 57 Old South Rd. in Nantucket. The store will get a $20,000 bonus for the sale. 

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2 $100,000 Lottery Tickets Sold In Massachusetts On Memorial Day 2 $100,000 Lottery Tickets Sold In Massachusetts On Memorial Day
2 $100,000 Lottery Tickets Sold In Massachusetts On Memorial Day Two people capped off the long Memorial Day weekend with a major payday after they won $100,000 playing the Massachusetts State Lottery.  They won the six-figure prizes by correctly guessing all five numbers in the "Mass Cash" drawing on Monday, May 27. Those were 8, 10, 17, 18, 34.  Related: Martha's Vineyard Man Plans Vacation With His $1 Million Lottery Payday These were the biggest jackpots claimed in the Bay State on Monday.  The tickets were sold at Stop & Shop at 31 Sparks Ave. on Nantucket and Absolute Wine & Spirits…

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by Josh Lanier