South Windsor Woman Wins Lottery Prize For Life

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT - A local woman recently claimed a lottery prize that will give her $2,000 per month, every month for the rest of her life. Anissa Dellaripa, 22, of South Windsor, was given a $1 scratch-off ticket as a small token of congratulations following graduating college, according to a statement from CT Lottery.

"My dad often buys me scratch tickets for fun," Dellaripa said. "He gave me this one and said, 'Here, scratch it.' The ticket cost only a dollar; he didn't really think anything of it. I went to my room, scratched the ticket, and couldn't believe it when I saw the 'WIN FOR LIFE' prize [symbol]. I thought he gave me a fake ticket as a joke, but I really won!"

Dellaripa had the option of taking the prize as a $400,000 lump sum but decided to take $2,000 per month for the rest of her life.

"It's a lot of money for me because I'm so young. I just graduated in June with an Associate's Degree," she said. "This [prize] will help me to go back to school for my Bachelor’s Degree. It's a gift my father can leave me with for the rest of my life."

Dellaripa’s top prize winning ticket was purchased at Alltown Manchester located at 1527 Pleasant Valley Road in Manchester. For selling the ticket, Alltown Manchester will receive a $6,000 bonus from the CT Lottery.

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