Guilford Resident Wins Massive Lottery Prize

GUILFORD, CT — A Guilford resident is now $500,000 richer thanks to some luck and the Connecticut Lottery.

The resident won the grand prize after playing the $500,000 CASHWORD 2nd Edition game. The winning ticket was purchased for $30 at Guilford Xtra Mart 1675 Boston Post Road.

According to the Connecticut Lottery, there are just three $500,000-winning tickets out of 1.5 million tickets of the game.

The CT Lottery's policy on announcing winners is designed to "protect" them from potential scams.

For years, the CT Lottery policy had been to show the full names of all those who cashed in tickets worth $10,000 or more as a matter of public record. It then went to winners having the option of applying for anonymity.

Now, the CT Lottery includes just first names and last initials while keeping the anonymity option available.