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Stamford Resident Takes Home Big Cash Prize: CT Lottery

A local resident recently hit it big after playing a scratch-off game.

Information via Connecticut Lottery

STAMFORD, CT — A Stamford resident is now $50,000 richer thanks to some luck and the Connecticut Lottery.

According to the CT Lottery, Juan Castro Hernandez won the big prize after playing the scratch-off game Royal Treasure. The ticket cost just $10, and the grand prize is $100,000.

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Hernandez purchased the winning ticket at The Brothers MJ Grocery, located at 9 Bouton St., in Norwalk.

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