$50,000 Winning Lottery Scratch Ticket Bought in Madison

EAST HAVEN, CT - Local resident Jody Dietrich, who received a scratch ticket from her husband, Art, is the CT Lottery's latest winner of $50,000 in the "5X The Money 8th Edition" game, lottery officials announced.

Art bought the ticket in Madison at the Cumberland Farms #4735 store on the Boston Post Road, and when Jody showed him the winning ticket, he first thought it was for a lot less money.

“At first I thought it was a $50 prize, but then there were too many zeros," he said in a statement. "That’s when I put my glasses on and saw it was $50,000.”

There are a total of eight top prizes of $50,000 in the 5X The Money 8th Edition game, and currently six top prizes remain to be claimed. Overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 3.63. The $50,000 is the winning value before taxes.

So, Jody, what do you plan to do with the money? The store where the winning ticket was sold even receives a $500 bonus from the lottery.

“Take my family on a cruise, pay some bills, and save the rest for a rainy day,” she said.

Photo: Jody Dietrich. Photo credit: CT Lottery