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$100,000 Winning Connecticut Lottery Ticket Sold In Bridgeport
A local resident is also the lucky winner, according to the Connecticut Lottery.
BRIDGEPORT, CT — A Bridgeport resident is $100,000 richer this week after claiming a winning lottery ticket he purchased locally, the Connecticut Lottery announced.
On Monday, Carlos L. claimed a winning CASH5 ticket he bought at Checkers Food Store on North Avenue.
The Connecticut Lottery publishes partial winner information as public record, according to officials.
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CASH5 is described as a "pari-mutuel game," in which each wager costs $1.
The top prize is $100,000, and odds of winning vary. For the top prize, a player must match five numbers, for which the odds are 1 in 324,632.
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