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Chicopee, MA
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Newly Minted Millionaire: Chicopee Man Has Wholesome Plans For His Big Payday Newly Minted Millionaire: Chicopee Man Has Wholesome Plans For His Big Payday
Newly Minted Millionaire: Chicopee Man Has Wholesome Plans For His Big Payday A Chicopee man is the latest gambler to collect a massive jackpot by playing the Massachusetts State Lottery's new Christmas-themed scratch-off games.  Timothy Mortell won $1 million in the “$2,500,000 Merry & Bright," a $10 scratch-off game. Related: Taunton Man Lands $1 Million Payday On New Scratch-Off Game Mortell chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  He said he plans to share the winnings with his mom and invest the rest.  Mortell bought the winning ticket at Yazzy’s Market at 810 Meadow St. in Chicopee. The…

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by Josh Lanier
Fort Lee, NJ
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$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Fort Lee $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Fort Lee
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Fort Lee A $1 million New Jersey Lottery ticket was among the more than $3 million in cash prizes sold last week across the state. Monday, Oct. 7, was particularly remunerative for nine winner. Three draw participants and six Scratch-Off players combined to win nearly $800,000. The top winner landed the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot of $413,896, with a ticket sold at J&M Grocery in Newark.  John’s Liquors & Deli in Hudson County’s Kearny sold a $200,000 winner in the Triple Golden Cherries Scratch-Off game. On Oct. 9, the Robbinsville Quick Check, in Mercer County sold a winning $400,000 Cro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elkridge, MD
Business
Winning $2M Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket Sold To Lucky Elkridge Woman Winning $2M Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket Sold To Lucky Elkridge Woman
Winning $2M Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket Sold To Lucky Elkridge Woman Retirement is coming early for a lucky Maryland couple who cashed in big on a Lottery scratch-off ticket they picked up at a Baltimore County food store. An Elkridge woman cleaned up playing a $30 scratcher sold at Giant in Owings Mills that she turned into a $2 million jackpot. A regular Lottery player, the winner said that she enjoys playing Mega Millions, Powerball, and a variety of scratch-off games, but it was the 200X the Cash ticket purchased at Giant on Mill Run Circle that set she and her husband up for retirement after spending decades as a custodian after coming to the US 25 year…

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by Zak Failla
Boylston-Berlin, MA
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$10M Lottery Jackpot: Boylston Chef Cooking Up Something Special With His Massive Win $10M Lottery Jackpot: Boylston Chef Cooking Up Something Special With His Massive Win
$10M Lottery Jackpot: Boylston Chef Cooking Up Something Special With His Massive Win Leave it to a chef to know when the temperature is just right.  A Worcester County chef landed a $10 million lottery jackpot this week after noticing that many of the biggest prizes in several games hadn't been found. Michael Fitzgerald, of Boylston, chose to play the $20 scratch-off game “$10,000,000 Cash Blast” and walked away with the grand prize. Two $10 million prizes remain in that game. Fitzgerald chose to take the lump sum payment of $6.5 million (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  He bought the ticket at Star Liquor at 507 Boston Turnpike (Route 9) in Shr…

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by Josh Lanier
Denver, PA
Lifestyle
$1 Million Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Turkey Hill In Lancaster County $1 Million Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Turkey Hill In Lancaster County
$1 Million Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Turkey Hill In Lancaster County There's a new millionaire in Pennsylvania, according to the Lottery Commission's release on Monday, Sept. 23.  A Big Money Millionaire Scratch-Off sold for $20 at the Turkey Hill located at 300 Main Street in Denver. The store will receive $5,000 for selling the winning ticket. This was a top winning prize for the game, and there are still five more top prizes left. Click here to learn more about the game. The prize expires one year from the game's end-sale date, so the winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481.

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by Jillian Pikora
Gettysburg, PA
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$1 Million Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Turkey Hill In Adams County $1 Million Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Turkey Hill In Adams County
$1 Million Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Turkey Hill In Adams County Someone just became a millionaire by simply scratching a piece of paper, according to a release by the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission on Monday, Sept. 23.  A Jump Bucks Scratch-Off sold for just $10 at the Turkey Hill located at 639 Main Street in McSherrystown. The store will receive $5,000 for selling the winning ticket. This was a top winning prize for the game, and there are still five more top prizes left. Click here to learn more about the game. The prize expires one year from the game's end-sale date, so the winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Glen Burnie, MD
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US Army Veteran Wins $50K Prize On Lottery Scratcher Sold At Glen Burnie Walmart US Army Veteran Wins $50K Prize On Lottery Scratcher Sold At Glen Burnie Walmart
US Army Veteran Wins $50K Prize On Lottery Scratcher Sold At Glen Burnie Walmart It's going to take a little more than cash to get the blood of a US Army Veteran flowing, who was unfazed after winning a five-figure Maryland Lottery prize.  The Mt. Airy man, who transitioned from playing cards with his bunkmates to playing scratch-off games decades after his retirement from the service, had a properly measured response when collecting his five-figure prize at Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore this week. "You’ve got to do a lot to excite me, and money is not one of the things that excites me," he mused. "I didn’t get into the Lottery until after I retired from the se…

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by Zak Failla
Norfolk, MA
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Newly Minted Millionaire: New Bedford Woman Knows How She'll Spend Her Cash Newly Minted Millionaire: New Bedford Woman Knows How She'll Spend Her Cash
Newly Minted Millionaire: New Bedford Woman Knows How She'll Spend Her Cash A Bristol County woman said she has big plans for the $1 million lottery jackpot she won earlier this week.  Donna Balut, of New Bedford, won the cash playing the “$2,000,000 50X Cashword” All five of the $2 million jackpots remain in the $10 scratch-off game as well as nine of 10 $1 million prizes.  Related: Phew! Woman Claims $1 Million Prize Just Weeks Before It Expired Balut chose to take the lump-sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. She said she would use the money on her home.  Balut bought the ticket at Belleville Discount Gas at 535 B…

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by Josh Lanier
Glen Burnie, MD
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Grandfather Of Nine Wins $50K On Maryland Lottery Ticket After Hitting Wrong Button Grandfather Of Nine Wins $50K On Maryland Lottery Ticket After Hitting Wrong Button
Grandfather Of Nine Wins $50K On Maryland Lottery Ticket After Hitting Wrong Button A Maryland traffic manager is happy to be more lucky than good after cashing in a Lottery ticket worth $50,000 that he never meant to purchase. The longtime lotto player from Glen Burnie told officials he prefers jackpot games such as Pick 3 and Pick 4 but while working on a road construction crew in the Brandywine area, Roderick Doughty decided to change course and pick up some scratchers. “I just went in the store and I said ‘I’m going to play scratch-offs,’” he mused. Mission accomplished. Entirely on accident. Doughty told Lottery officials that he hit the wrong button on the Lottery …

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Twice Is Nice: $1M Lottery Prizes Claimed By Floral Park Man, Second Long Island Player Twice Is Nice: $1M Lottery Prizes Claimed By Floral Park Man, Second Long Island Player
Twice Is Nice: $1M Lottery Prizes Claimed By Floral Park Man, Second Long Island Player These Long Island men rolled the dice and hit it big. Residents from both Nassau and Suffolk counties claimed $1 million lottery prizes in recent days, New York Lottery announced. Nassau County resident Arturo Juarez, of Floral Park, claimed a $1,000 A Week For Life second prize for matching the first five CASH4LIFe numbers drawn on Wednesday, May 15. A second prize on the game guarantees a minimum payout of $1 million. Juarez opted to receive a single lump sum payment of $651,000 after paying Uncle Sam. According to lottery officials, he purchased the lucky ticket in Bethpage, at Jay’s…

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by Michael Mashburn
Dorchester, MA
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$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Mattapan $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Mattapan
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Mattapan It's a very happy day for one Bay Stater after they won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  The Bonus 100X Trust of Braintree collected the check on Thursday, July 25, after winning the prize on the $10 scratch-off game "Bonus 100X."  The winner chose to take the lump-sum payment of $650,000 rather than the annuity.  They bought the ticket at Premier Petrol, 82 River St. in Mattapan. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for the sale.  The $1 million win was the biggest jackpot collected on Thursday.  Click here to see a full list of winners.&nb…

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by Josh Lanier
Cambridge, MA
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$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Wakefield $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Wakefield
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Wakefield It's going to be a Summer of Fun for one Bay Stater after they won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  The winner picked up the major win by playing the "Lifetime Millions" game, a $50 scratch-off.  The Summer of Fun 2024 Trust of Chelmsford collected the check on Wednesday, July 24. They selected to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. The winner bought the ticket at a Mobil gas station at 950 Main St. in Wakefield. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for the sale. 

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by Josh Lanier
Albany, NY
Lifestyle
$3M Jackpot: Capital Region Player Hits It Big On Scratch-Off Game $3M Jackpot: Capital Region Player Hits It Big On Scratch-Off Game
$3M Jackpot: Capital Region Player Hits It Big On Scratch-Off Game He rolled the dice and hit the jackpot. A man from the region has three million more reasons to be smiling after claiming the top prize on a scratch-off game. John Terry, of Schenectady, was the lucky player to claim a $3 million jackpot on the New York Lottery’s Xtreme Cash scratch-off-game. Terry purchased the fortuitous ticket in Albany County, at the Hannaford store located in Colonie on Wolf Road, according to lottery officials. After paying Uncle Sam his cut, he pocketed a lump sum payment totaling $1,406,160. Scratch-off games generated over $4.4 billion in total sales during fisc…

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by Michael Mashburn
Elkton, MD
Business
Winning $100K Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Maryland Royal Farms Winning $100K Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Maryland Royal Farms
Winning $100K Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Maryland Royal Farms A Maryland man knew he won on a Lottery scratcher, but he didn't realize he was in for a six-figure windfall. The random purchase of a Bingo X10 scratcher landed a Cecil County man - who chose to remain anonymous - a $100,000 jackpot, though he didn't realize it right away. According to officials, during a trip to Royal Farms on Jacob Tome Memorial Highway in Port Deposit, the scratch-off ticket caught his eye, and after picking it up on a whim, scanned it at the store, when he was instructed to head to Lottery Headquarters to claim his prize. He said that he knew it would be a "substantia…

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by Zak Failla
Lower Paxton, PA
Lifestyle
$3 Million Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At 7-Eleven In Hershey $3 Million Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At 7-Eleven In Hershey
$3 Million Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At 7-Eleven In Hershey The sweetest place on earth just got sweeter when someone became a three-time millionaire by simply scratching a piece of paper, according to a release by the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission on Tuesday, July 9.  A Mega Bucks Scratch-Off sold for just $30 at the 7-Eleven located at 305 West Governor Road in Derry Township, Hershey. The store will receive $10,000 for selling the winning ticket. This was a top winning prize for the game, and there are still four more top prizes left. Click here to learn more about the game. The prize expires one year from the game's end-sale date, so th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Quincy, MA
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$100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Hanover $100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Hanover
$100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Hanover It's been a very lucky week for one Bay Stater after they won a $100,000 jackpot in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  They won the six-figure prize by playing the $30 scratch-off game "$15,000,000 Money Maker." The winner claimed the ticket on Thursday, June 27. It was the biggest jackpot that day.  The winner's name was not announced.  The ticket was sold at Grampy's General Store at 148 King St. in Hanover. The store will get a $1,000 bonus for the sale.  The winner was among 587 people who won $600 or more in the state lottery on Thursday. Click here to see the…

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by Josh Lanier
Middletown, NJ
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$50K Scratch Ticket Purchased At Central Jersey Wawa, Lotto Officials Say $50K Scratch Ticket Purchased At Central Jersey Wawa, Lotto Officials Say
$50K Scratch Ticket Purchased At Central Jersey Wawa, Lotto Officials Say A convenience store in Monmouth County sold a scratch lottery ticket worth $50,000, officials said. The winner was purchased at the Wawa on Route 9 North in Howell Township on Sunday, June 23, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release.  The winning ticket was for the game called $50,000 Loaded. This was the second big winner of the weekend for a scratch-off player in the Garden State, with a $250,000 ticket purchased in Morris County.

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by Chris Spiker
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Lotto Player Becomes Millionaire At South Philly Newsstand Lotto Player Becomes Millionaire At South Philly Newsstand
Lotto Player Becomes Millionaire At South Philly Newsstand A Pennsylvania Lottery player in South Philadelphia paid $30 for $3 million. The lucky winner earned a prize playing the $160 Million Cash Blowout scratch-off, said lotto officials on Monday, June 24.  Saloni Newsstand at 310 Oregon Avenue will receive a $10,000 check for selling the winning ticket, state gaming representatives said.  Scratch-off winners have up to one year from the game's end-sale date to claim their prize. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481 to file a claim.  To learn more, visit palott…

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by Mac Bullock
Quincy, MA
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$100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Attleboro $100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Attleboro
$100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Attleboro It was a very lucky day for one Bay Stater after they collected a $100,000 jackpot in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  They won the six-figure windfall by playing the $30 scratch-off game "Millions." The winner's name was not released.  They bought the ticket at Brothers Liquor & Market at 193 Pine St in Attleboro. The store will get a $1,000 bonus for the sale.  There were over 850 tickets worth $600 or more cashed in on Tuesday, June 18. Click here to see a full list of winners. 

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by Josh Lanier
Lancaster, PA
Lifestyle
Winning $5 Million Scratch-Off Sold In Lancaster County Winning $5 Million Scratch-Off Sold In Lancaster County
Winning $5 Million Scratch-Off Sold In Lancaster County There's a newly minted millionaire! Someone who paid $50 for a MONOPOLY Own It All scratch-off lottery ticket won $5 million, the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission announced on Tuesday, June 11. The ticket was sold at the Speedway located at 3180 Oregon Pike in Leola. The store will get $10,000 for selling the big winning ticket. The Lottery Commission reminded players that all Scratch-Off prizes expire one year from the game's end-sale date posted at palottery.com. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481. There are four more top …

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by Jillian Pikora
Bowie, MD
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Meticulous Maryland Woman Not Surprised By $50K Scratch-Off Lottery Win Meticulous Maryland Woman Not Surprised By $50K Scratch-Off Lottery Win
Meticulous Maryland Woman Not Surprised By $50K Scratch-Off Lottery Win A Maryland woman is basking in her own brilliance after doing her Lottery homework and winning a $50,000 prize on a scratch-off ticket she specifically picked out. Each week, the Prince George's County woman says she and her husband have a routine where they pick up a handful of specific Lottery tickets from area stores, but not until she has studied information online about which prizes are still available for each game. She said that she always expected to win big at some point, so the five-figure prize came as no shock to her after her plan paid off. According to the woman, she makes a …

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, MA
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$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Western Mass, 2 $100K Winners Pick Up Payday $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Western Mass, 2 $100K Winners Pick Up Payday
$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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by Josh Lanier
Lynn, MA
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$1M Lottery Payday: Lawrence Woman Plans To Help Her Family With Winnings $1M Lottery Payday: Lawrence Woman Plans To Help Her Family With Winnings
$1M Lottery Payday: Lawrence Woman Plans To Help Her Family With Winnings A Lawrence woman said she feels thankful and blessed to have won a $1 million jackpot in the Massachusetts State Lottery, and she wants to spread those feelings to her loved ones.  Maria Acevedo Valdez won the seven-figure payday playing the “$10,000,000 Premier Cash” $20 scratch-off game.  She opted to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  She wants to use that money to help her family, she told lottery officials.  Valdez bought the ticket at Mobil (Energy North Inc.) at 139 River St. in Andover. The store will r…

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by Josh Lanier
Brentwood, NY
Lifestyle
Million-Dollar Winner: Long Island Man Claims Top Lottery Prize Million-Dollar Winner: Long Island Man Claims Top Lottery Prize
Million-Dollar Winner: Long Island Man Claims Top Lottery Prize One Long Island man’s had a lucky day when he claimed a million-dollar lottery ticket prize. Farmingville resident Daniel Bovich claimed his $1 million Millionaire Maker scratch-off game prize, New York Lottery officials announced on Wednesday, May 31. Bovich chose to receive his prize as a lump sum and after required withholdings, took home $651,000. He purchased the winning ticket at Gary’s Gulf, located at 5556 Express Drive South in Holtsville. According to lottery officials, there are 15 top prizes remaining for the Millionaire Maker ticket game as of May 31. Players can downlo…

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by Sophie Grieser
Albany, NY
Lifestyle
'Strike It Rich': $1,000,000 Lottery Prize Claimed By Lucky Capital Region Man 'Strike It Rich': $1,000,000 Lottery Prize Claimed By Lucky Capital Region Man
'Strike It Rich': $1,000,000 Lottery Prize Claimed By Lucky Capital Region Man A lucky player from the region is seeing green after hitting it big on a lottery scratch-off game. Antonio Riccio, of Schenectady, claimed the $1 million top prize on the “Strike It Rich” scratcher, New York Lottery announced. He received a single lump-sum payment of $546,840 after paying Uncle Sam. The lucky ticket was purchased in Schenectady, at the Stewart’s Shops located at 4240 Consaul Road. Scratch-off games generated $4.5 billion in total sales in New York during fiscal year 2021-2022, according to lottery officials. Of that, school districts in Schenectady County received near…

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by Michael Mashburn
Glen Burnie, MD
Lifestyle
Lotto Player 'Ca$hes' In $30K Maryland Lottery Scratcher Lotto Player 'Ca$hes' In $30K Maryland Lottery Scratcher
Lotto Player 'Ca$hes' In $30K Maryland Lottery Scratcher A grocery store employee won big trying his luck and becoming the first $50,000 top prize winner on the new $5 Ca$h Series scratch-off games, according to the Maryland Lottery. Ronald Robbins, 67, of Pasadena purchased five of the instant tickets after an overnight shift at Giant grocery over the weekend, bagging the winning ticket at EZ Quick Food Market.  The grocery store worker figured to give the scratch-off games a chance since they were new, and took the games home to play, officials said. Once home, Robbins scratched the barcode to scan on the lottery app on his phone, which im…

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by Annie DeVoe
Newark, NJ
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TWICE IS NICE: Newark Man Wins Big Jackpot With Scratch-Off -- Again TWICE IS NICE: Newark Man Wins Big Jackpot With Scratch-Off -- Again
Twice IS NICE: Newark Man Wins Big Jackpot With Scratch-Off -- Again A Newark man told state lottery officials he would keep playing scratch-offs even after he won millions -- and he's as good as his word.  In July 2017, "Freddie R." won $2 million on a Platinum Diamond Scratch-Off.  Still playing scratch-offs, he changed his usual game to Crossword, which offers a $250,000 jackpot. Using the NJ Lottery app on his phone, he checked the barcode on the first of his last two tickets and discovered he won $50.  But the best was saved for last: his final ticket hit for the $250,000 jackpot.  He bought the ticket at C-Town Supermarket, 910 18…

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by Paul Milo
Hackensack, NJ
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Wallington ShopRite Sells $30G Scratch-Off Winner Wallington ShopRite Sells $30G Scratch-Off Winner
Wallington ShopRite Sells $30G Scratch-Off Winner New Jersey Lottery players claimed more than $113 million in prizes playing scratch-off games in March.  Tickets with top prizes worth more than $10,000 were sold at the following North Jersey locations: Rockaway, QuickChek, West Main Street: Instant Cash Millionaire, $1 million Elizabeth, K & J Food Mart, Spring Street: $1,000,000 Spectacular, $1 million Jersey City, Gateway Newstands, Washington Boulevard: 1522 Diamonds and Dollars, $200,000 Newark, News City, Washington Street,: $18,000,000 Silver Payout, $200,000 Haledon, Photo World, Hale…

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by Cecilia Levine