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$500,000 Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Shelton

An area resident recently purchased a winning lottery ticket in Shelton, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

SHELTON, CT — An area resident is $500,000 richer after purchasing a winning lottery ticket this week in Shelton, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

On Tuesday, a Stratford resident won $500,000 playing a "$4,000,000 Fortune" game. The winning ticket was purchased from Wheels #174 in Shelton, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

The CT Lottery furnishes winner information as public record.

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The Connecticut Lottery only publishes names of people who win $10,000 or more, which officials claim is quite common.

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