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Pair Of $50,000 Winning Scratch-Off Lottery Tickets Sold In Bridgeport
Both lucky tickets were claimed this week, according to the Connecticut Lottery.
BRIDGEPORT, CT — One unnamed Bridgeport resident, and a Norwalk resident, are each $50,000 richer this week after claiming a winning lottery tickets purchased locally, the Connecticut Lottery announced.
On Tuesday, a person claimed a winning $1,000,000 Titanium ticket worth $50,000 that was bought at Tony's Smoke Shop Outlet on Main Street.
And on Wednesday, Norwalk resident Brayan I. claimed a winning Wild Multiplier ticket, also worth $50,000, that was purchased at Grand Junco on Grand Street.
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The Connecticut Lottery publishes partial winner information as public record, according to officials.
The Titanium game, which costs $30 per ticket, began in April 2023, and as of Thursday, two grand prizes of $1,000,000 remained unclaimed. Additionally, three second-place prizes of $300,000 remained unclaimed, and four third-place prizes of $50,000 were still out there.
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More than 2.5 million Titanium game tickets have been printed, and the overall odds of winning are 1 in 2.82.
As for the $5 Wild Multiplier game, it began in February, but all four of the $50,000 grand prizes have been claimed. The game has now ended.
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