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Stafford Cumby's Makes Merry On Holiday-Themed Lottery Ticket

A festive CT Lottery ticket turned out to be quite festive in Stafford.

A top prize-winning CT Lottery ticket was sold at a Cumberland Farms in Stafford.
A top prize-winning CT Lottery ticket was sold at a Cumberland Farms in Stafford. (Google Maps)

STAFFORD, CT — A CT Lottery ticket with a holiday theme sold in Stafford turned out to be quite the gift for a local player.

On Tuesday, Tanya Cheney, of Stafford, cashed in a ticket worth $10,000 in the Merry Money Multiplier game, according to lottery officials. That's the top prize in the $2 scratch game.

The ticket was purchased at the Cumberland Farms at 116 West Main St. in Stafford.

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The Merry Money Multiplier game began on Thanksgiving Day. A total of 1,244,000 tickets were printed and the overall odds of winning some sort of prize is 1 in 3.48, according to CT Lottery officials.

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