Stamford Man Wins $100,000 Lottery Prize For Second Time

STAMFORD, CT — Stamford resident Bruce Rosa won $100,000 last week after confirming his Cash5 ticket numbers were an exact match to the winning numbers drawn for July 5. It was his second Cash5 win in just over a year, and Rosa won again playing his own numbers, according to Connecticut Lottery officials.

The Cash5 winning numbers drawn on July 5 were 4 - 16 - 17 - 23 - 33. Of the 4,000 winning tickets sold statewide, only Rosa's ticket held a five number match worth $100,000.

After Rosa's first win on April 27, 2018, he continued to play Cash5 based on a tip from his father-in-law.

"He told me to play the same numbers I won on before, but by one digit lower," Rosa said in a release. "I played the first three numbers that way. I messed up the fourth number, 23, because I didn't have my glasses on, and decided to play the last number the same as before."

After the Cash5 drawing Saturday night, Rosa looked at the lottery website and saw there was one top prize winner.

"The winning numbers looked familiar, but I was too lazy to get out of bed to check my ticket," Rosa said. "The next morning, I checked my ticket and that's when I knew it was a match."

Rosa arrived at CT Lottery headquarters in Rocky Hill on Tuesday, accompanied by his close friends Bob Faillaci of Norwalk and Peter diSpagna of Stamford, as well as his son-in-law, Michael Lupinacci of Stamford. Each were there to cheer on Rosa's good fortune and partake in a celebratory lunch afterwards at a nearby restaurant, officials said.

Rosa's Cash5 winning ticket was purchased at High Ridge Convenience Service at 910 High Ridge Road in Stamford. The retailer will receive a $1,000 bonus from the CT Lottery for selling the winning ticket, officials said.

The overall odds of winning Cash5 are 1 in 72.1, and the chance of winning the top prize is 1 in 324,632.