Lottery Officials Announce $2M Win, Warn of 2 Wins Expiring

ROCKY HILL, CT — Connecticut Lottery Officials on Monday announced a huge jackpot being won, but warned players there are two other big wins that are set to expire.

Someone purchased a $2 million winning Mega Millions ticket at the Wheels Convenience Store, 2047 Post Road in Fairfield for the Friday, Aug. 24 drawing.

The winning numbers drawn on Aug. 24 were 1 - 6 - 13 - 18 - 49, with a Mega Ball of 8 and Megaplier or 2.

Of the 7,027 winning tickets sold in Connecticut for that date, one matched all five white ball numbers. Since the player added the Megaplier for an extra $1, the $1,000,000 prize was multiplied to $2,000,000.

Since no tickets matched all of the winning numbers from Friday's drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday, August 28 has increased to $134 million.

Nearly six months ago, two ticketholders purchased a Cash5 top prize winning ticket worth $100,000 each.

Two of the tickets will soon expire — one in just five days — unless someone steps forward in time to claim them.

• Game: CASH5; Draw Date: March 5, 2018; Expires: Sept. 1, 2018; Winning Numbers: 4-7-13-21-34; Sold at: Corner Stop, 82 Hemingway Ave., East Haven
• Game: CASH5 Draw Date: March 30, 2018 Expires: Sept. 26, 2018 Winning Numbers: 5-22-24-25-35 Sold at: Merritt Country Store, 337 Main St., Westport

All draw game tickets expire 180 calendar days from the draw date.

Players can claim a prize, on or before the ticket’s expiration, at a CT Lottery retailer or a Lottery Headquarters.

Photo Credit: Chris Dehnel

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