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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

Solange Villard

Photo Credit: Massachusetts State Lottery

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 "Jaws" game and swam away empty-handed can submit their ticket for a second-chance drawing, where 30 people will win a trip to Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 2025. 

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