Naugatuck Resident Wins $100,000 Lottery Prize

NAUGATUCK, CT — A Naugatuck resident is $100,000 richer after purchasing a winning lottery ticket in town this week, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

On Aug. 20, Leo Hansen won $100,242 off a Powerball ticket purchased at Gulf Express Market LLC in Naugatuck. The winning Powerball numbers drawn that day were 5 - 9 - 11 - 16 - 66 and Powerball 7, according to lottery officials.

On one board, four of the five numbers Hansen played were a match, plus the Powerball number. He also added Power Play to his ticket, which doubled his original $50,000 prize, lottery officials said.

Hansen won another $242 on three other boards on his ticket. He claimed his winnings Wednesday.

"I scanned my ticket in the ticket checker, but I was in a fog," Hansen told lottery officials. "I didn't even realize what I won."

Hansen said he plans to use the prize money to purchase a home one day in South Beach, Fla.

"We've been saving for years," Hansen said. "We love it there."