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$1M Lottery Jackpot: Dorchester Woman Claims Largest Prize In New Game
A Dorchester woman took a bite out of the lottery when she became the state's first $1 million prize winner in a new scratch-off game. Solange Villard won the seven-figure prize in the $10 "Jaws" game on March 26, the day it debuted in Massachusetts stores. She purchased three tickets and all of them were winners. Villard took the lump-sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. She bought her tickets at the Millennium Store at 496A Blue Hill Ave. in Dorchester. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for the sale. Anyone who's played the "J…
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$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Western Mass, 2 $100K Winners Pick Up Payday
Thursday, March 7, was a very lucky day for three Baystaters. One picked up a lottery ticket worth $1 million, while two more collected $100,000 prizes. The million-dollar ticket was sold at the Pride Station at 13 N. Main St. in East Longmeadow. The payday came playing the $20 "100X Cashwood" scratch-off game. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for the sale. The winner chose to remain anonymous. Trust XV of Hingham collected the $650,000 (before taxes) cash prize for them. In Brockton, one lottery player picked up a $100,000 payday in the "300X" game. They b…
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$1.74M Lottery Win: Mass Man Claims Massive Payday To Begin New Year
For one Massachusetts man, 2024 is shaping up to be one of the record-keeping books, and it was all thanks to a set of lucky numbers. Fredric Norian, of Bridgewater, won $1.74 million in the Massachusetts Lottery Megabucks drawing on Dec. 18. He collected his check on Wednesday, Jan. 3. He said he won by playing the same numbers he and his wife have played for 40 years. Persistence pays off — apparently. Norian elected to take the lump sum of $1,228,365 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. He bought the ticket at Roche Bros. supermarket at Ca…
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$25M Lottery Payday: Boston Woman Claims Her 2nd Lottery Jackpot
A Boston woman who had previously won $1 million in the Massachusetts Lottery in 2006 claimed a $25 million grand prize this week. Desiree Fortini-Craft, of Hyde Park, was the eight-figure payday playing the “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” $50 scratch-off game. Fortini-Craft opted to take the lump sum payment of $16,250,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. Fortini-Craft said she wants to use the money to enjoy life. She plans to spend Christmas in Aruba with her fiance, Jason Perkins, and looks to pay off her three daughters' student loans, buy a new car, a…
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$1M Lottery Win: Mass Man Loses Winning Ticket, Housekeeper Finds It
A Middlesex County man is $1 million richer now, thanks to his honest housekeeper. Khalil Soussa, of Medford, won the payday playing the “15,000,000 Money Maker” scratch-off lottery game, Massachusetts Lottery Officials said. He bought the ticket months ago but lost it. Soussa's housekeeper found it inside a vase, the lottery said. Soussa took the lump sum of $650,000 before taxes rather than the annuity. He said he plans to use the money to help a friend and donate to charities. He bought the ticket at Tony’s Convenience at 416 Salem St. in Medfor…
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$1M Lottery Win: Mass Great-Grandmother Plans To Help Family With Payday
An Arlington woman who retired from her job days earlier decided to play the Massachusetts lottery and walked away a millionaire. Susan Maxwell won the massive payday playing the “15,000,000 Money Maker” scratch-off game, the lottery announced. Susan said she plans to use the money to improve the lives of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She elected to take the lump-sum payment of $650,000 before taxes rather than the annuity. She collected her check on Oct. 6. Susan bought her ticket at Arlington Convenience at 245 Mass. Ave. The store will receive a $10,000 b…
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Newly Minted Millionaire Bought Lottery Ticket At Franklin Gas Station
There's a lucky man or woman out there holding onto a lottery ticket worth nearly $12 million that they purchased in Norfolk County over the weekend. The Massachusetts Lottery said a Megabucks Doubler ticket worth $11.7 million was sold at Joe’s Kwik Mart at 251 E. Central St. in Franklin on Saturday, Oct. 7. The winning numbers were 3-4-13-14-18-46. The winner has one year from the purchase date to claim the prize. This is the first winner of the Megabucks Doubler jackpot in more than a year, when a record $16.35 million jackpot was sold in Wa…
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Newly Minted Millionaire: Lynn Man Wins $1M Lottery Fortune
A Lynn man says he plans to turn his $1 million windfall into a new home after he won the seven-figure prize in the lottery. Fernando Duran Ramos won the money playing the “$10,000,000 Lucky Bucks” $20 scratch-off tickets, the Massachusetts Lottery said. Duran Ramos elected to take the $650,000 lump sum before taxes rather than the annuity. He wants to buy a house with the cash, lottery officials said. He bought the ticket at 7-Eleven at 100 Lynn St. in Peabody. The store will collect a $10,000 check for selling the winner.
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$1M Lottery Winner From Danvers Rides In Style To Claim His Fortune
An Essex County man who won $1 million in the Massachusetts Lottery showed up to collect his prize in a limousine. Louis Michaud Jr., of Danvers, may have pulled up in a flashy ride, but his intentions for the money are humble. He plans to use some of the cash to pay off his sister's mortgage, lottery officials said. Michaud elected to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 before taxes instead of the annuity. He won the money playing the "300X" $30 scratch-off game. He bought the ticket at Danvers Citgo, 100 High St. in Danvers. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for s…
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$1 Million Lottery Win: Friend's Advice Pays Off Big For Boston Woman
Go big or go home. Those were the words of wisdom a Boston woman received earlier this week that pushed her to play the lottery, and now she's $1 million richer. Tiffany Brown, of Dorchester, won the seven-figure sum after she got the first five numbers right in the Quic Pic ticket for the Powerball drawing on Monday, Sept. 18, the Massachusetts Lottery said. Brown didn't plan on playing, but her friend said the potential $638 million jackpot was too big to ignore. So, she bought a ticket at Supreme Liquors located at 506 Geneva Ave. in Dorchester and prayed. Th…
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$1M Lottery Winner Claims Prize 2 Days Before It Expired In Lowell
A New Hampshire man going through a pile of Massachusetts lottery tickets happened upon a $1 million winner. Thankfully, he didn't wait any longer because the winning ticket he purchased in Lowell expired two days later. Justo Rivera of Hudson, NH, was scanning tickets he'd purchased and put away in his basement using the Massachusetts Lottery app when he came across the seven-digit-winning ticket as part of the "10,000,000 Gold" scratch-off lottery game. He claimed the ticket on Sept. 6. The last day to claim the prize was Sept. 8, the Massachusetts Lottery said. And, li…
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Pass Go, Collect $1 Million: Ipswich Man First To Win Top Prize In New Lotto Game
The Massachusetts Lottery's new Monopoly 50X instant win game just wrote out a check to its first newly-minted millionaire. Theodore J. Tabor, Jr. won the $1 million top prize on Thursday, May 11 in the new Monopoly 50X instant game. Tabor chose to cash out his prize and received a prize check of $650,000 before taxes. He plans to use part of his windfall on home repairs. The winning ticket was purchased at the Dairy Mart at 160 Squire Road in Revere. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus on the sale. Two $1 million prizes are still available. The chance of winning the t…
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Winning Lottery Ticket Worth More Than $16 Million Sold In Western Mass
One western Massachusetts resident is the lucky winner of one of the Massachusetts Lottery's biggest jackpots in 13 years, lottery officials said. The winning Megabucks Doubler ticket from the Sept. 10 drawing was sold at the Cumberland Farms located at 195 West Street in Ware, officials said. The jackpot was valued at $16.35 million, which is the game's largest since it was launched in April 2009. The cash option for the prize is worth $12 million, officials said. The last largest Megabucks Doubler jackpot ever hit was $13.82 million from the March 10, 2012 drawing. …
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: Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $1.28 Billion Day Of Drawing
The Massachusetts Lottery announced that the earnings for the Mega Millions jackpot has reached an incredible $1.1 billion a day before its drawing on Friday, July 29. Meanwhile, the Megabucks Double jackpot, which has a drawing for Saturday, has reached an estimated $14 million – the game's largest amount in its history. The cash option on the Mega Millions prize is about $747.2 million and $10.68 million on the Megabucks Doubler prize, the lottery said. If someone wins the Mega Millions jackpot, it will be the second-largest jackpot in the game's history and the third-l…
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Saugus Woman Wins $1 Million Massachusetts Lottery Prize At 'Lucky Store'
A simple pit stop during a road trip resulted in a Saugus woman winning $1 million from the Massachusetts Lottery. Brittany Briody was driving with her mother to New Hampshire when she suggested the two stop at Ted's Stateline Mobil station in Methuen because of its reputation as a "lucky store," the lottery reports. Briody purchased her Quic Pic ticket, whose first five numbers matched the lottery's drawing held on Friday, June 3. Briody claimed her one-time payment prize at the lottery's headquarters in Dorchester a few days later. This marks the third $1 million prize …
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