New Millionaire Sought In Southington

SOUTHINGTON, CT — Who wouldn't want to be a millionaire?

Well if you recently purchased a lottery ticket in Southington, it just might be you.

According to the Connecticut Lottery Corp., a $1.7-million Lotto! drawing game ticket was sold Friday, Jan. 12, at the Queen Street Exxon gas station, 682 Queen St.

Though not yet claimed, the winner has 180 calendar days, or until July 10, to claim their winning ticket, according to the Connecticut Lottery Corp.

If you're not sure you are the new millionaire, check your ticket, with the winning numbers being 10 - 16 - 27 - 33 - 39 - 42.

Though the jackpot was for $1.7 million, if you choose the lump sum payment, you're still looking at a $1.2 million payout — not bad for a ticket that costs just $1 to play.

And the winning ticket is more than good news for the player, as the owner of the Exxon station gets a $10,000 retailer commission, according to the lottery corp.

To whoever the new rich person is, the odds were stacked against them as the overall chance of winning anything in Lotto! is 1 in 39.3, with the odds of the full jackpot being 1 in 7.1 million.

For more information on the Connecticut Lotto! game, click on this link.

For a list of unclaimed prizes from past lottery winners, click on this link.