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$1M Lottery Jackpots Hit 30 Minutes Apart On Opposite Sides Of Massachusetts $1M Lottery Jackpots Hit 30 Minutes Apart On Opposite Sides Of Massachusetts
$1M Lottery Jackpots Hit 30 Minutes Apart On Opposite Sides Of Massachusetts Two men won $1 million lottery jackpots on Friday, Jan. 26, less than half an hour apart playing the same game.  Lawrence Troy, of Mansfield, and Jonathan Seward, of Sheffield, both won the seven-figure prizes playing the “$5,000,000 100X Cashword” $20 scratch-off game. Seward was the first to claim his prize, and Troy followed with his winning ticket 25 minutes later.  Related: He's Won The Mass Lottery 80 Times; Here's His Advice Seward said he was enjoying a glass of wine in front of his fireplace after paying some bills when he scratched his winning ticket. He is …

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$100K Mass Lottery Ticket Will Expire Soon: Here's What To Look For $100K Mass Lottery Ticket Will Expire Soon: Here's What To Look For
$100K Mass Lottery Ticket Will Expire Soon: Here's What To Look For The Massachusetts State Lottery says a lottery ticket purchased on Jan. 8 will soon expire, leaving $100,000 unclaimed.  The ticket — with the winning numbers 1-5-6-13-29 — was bought at 7-Eleven at 97 Union St. in Easthampton.  State lottery rules allow winners a year to claim their prize money before they are forfeit. Any money below $103,000 can be claimed at any lottery claim center in Braintree, Dorchester (Lottery headquarters), Lawrence, New Bedford, West Springfield, and Worcester. 

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by Josh Lanier
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$1M Lottery Jackpot: Revere Man Wins Massive Windfall $1M Lottery Jackpot: Revere Man Wins Massive Windfall
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Revere Man Wins Massive Windfall A $10-dollar bet made a Revere man a millionaire earlier this month.  Matthew Bender won the seven-figure prize playing the "4,000,000 Mayhem” $10 scratch-off game, according to the state lottery.  Bender took the payment of $650,000 (before taxes) over the annuity.  He bought the ticket at 7-Eleven at 140 Beach St. in Revere. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.  Two million-dollar prizes are left, and one $4 million payday remains in the "4,000,000 Mayhem” game. 

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by Josh Lanier
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$2M Lottery Win: Peabody Man Has Modest Plan For His Major Payday $2M Lottery Win: Peabody Man Has Modest Plan For His Major Payday
$2M Lottery Win: Peabody Man Has Modest Plan For His Major Payday While most everyone has a wild-eyed fantasy of what they would do if they won the lottery: buy a Ferrari, go on a luxurious vacation, or maybe even make some investments. One Peabody man who recently won a massive payday has a low-key goal.  Michael Dodge collected his $2 million check on Friday, Oct. 6, after he won the “$2,000,000 50X Cashword” $10 scratch card game.  Dodge took the $1.3 million lump sum payment before taxes rather than the annuity.  And how does he plan to spend that seven-figure sum? He wants to use some of the money to pay off his truck.  Dodge bo…

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by Josh Lanier
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Newly Minted Millionaire: Lynn Man Wins $1M Lottery Fortune Newly Minted Millionaire: Lynn Man Wins $1M Lottery Fortune
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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by Josh Lanier
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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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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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$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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Revere Woman Will Set Sail On Disney Cruise With $1 Million Win Revere Woman Will Set Sail On Disney Cruise With $1 Million Win
Revere Woman Will Set Sail On Disney Cruise With $1 Million Win A $20 lottery ticket purchased at a 7-Eleven turned into an eight-figure windfall for a Revere woman with plans for a Disney cruise. Katherine Weddleton won the second-place prize in the “$10,000,000 Lucky Bucks” $20 instant ticket game, scoring $1 million, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. She chose to cash out her prize, receiving a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes.  Weddleton plans to use her winnings to go on a Disney cruise.  The lucky ticket was bought at the 7-Eleven located at 320 Neponset Avenue in Dorchester. The store will get a $10,000 b…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Police Help Family After Boston 11-Year-Old Breaks Into 7-Eleven For Food Police Help Family After Boston 11-Year-Old Breaks Into 7-Eleven For Food
Police Help Family After Boston 11-Year-Old Breaks Into 7-Eleven For Food An 11-year-old boy and his family are getting the proper help they need after he was caught trying to steal food from a Boston store, authorities said. Police responded to a report of a breaking and entering at the 7-Eleven located at 473 West Broadway Street in South Boston around 4:11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 22, Boston Police said. Upon arrival, the boy told officers he used a hammer to break into the store and "get something to eat." While they did not find any food on the boy, officers contacted his parents who then applied for the appropriate social services.  

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