Greenwich Resident Wins $1 Million Prize From Scratch-Off: CT Lottery

Information via Connecticut Lottery

GREENWICH, CT — A local resident has won $1 million after playing a scratch-off game that cost $20, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

The resident, who lives in Riverside, took home the grand prize from the $1,000,000 Gold game, the CT Lottery website notes. The ticket was purchased at the BP gas station located at 1324 E. Putnam Ave.

There are just three grand prize winners out of 1.9 million tickets of the $1,000,000 Gold scratch-off game, the CT Lottery says.

The CT Lottery has changed its policy on announcing winners by not including the winners’ full names on the list in order to protect them from potential scams, according to officials.