Historic $5M Lottery Winner Sold In Stratford

STRATFORD, CT — While most of the state was out shoveling through another nor’easter, a lucky Lottery player was piling up more than just snow with a historic winning ticket that was sold in Stratford. Someone purchased a $5 million Mega Millions winning ticket at Dolly’s Deli located on 6 Boston Avenue in Stratford. Lottery officials are looking for the winner so check your tickets.

The winning numbers drawn on March 13 were: 6 - 30 - 58 - 60 – 61, Mega Ball number 17 and the Megaplier number was 5. The player matched five numbers and since the player added the Megaplier for an extra $1, their $1 million prize was multiplied to $5 million, according to lottery officials.

Lottery officials say this is the first CT Lottery $5 million Mega Millions prize ever. The $345 million estimated Mega Millions jackpot was not won in the Tuesday night drawing.

All draw game tickets expire 180 calendar days from the draw date. Players are encouraged to check their tickets carefully online at CTLOTTERY.ORG, by scanning in a lottery Ticket Checker, by using the official CT Lottery Mobile App, or at any lottery retailer location.

In other lottery news, the Powerball jackpot is up to an estimated $420 million for tonight’s (March 14) drawing. Numbers are drawn every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time. The Powerball game is played by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball number. The odds of picking the correct Powerball grand prize numbers are one in 292,201,338.

The record in the game was a $1.6 billion drawing in January 2016, which was shared by three winners in Florida, Tennessee and California; that was followed by the Aug. 23, 2017, win of $758 million, the second largest Powerball jackpot in the game's history.

The largest three Powerball jackpots ever are:

• $1.6 Billion — January 2016
• $758 Million — August 2017
• $590.5 Million — February 2013

The January 2016 record Powerball jackpot was worth nearly $1.6 billion. But Americans will still drop by the nearest convenience store with dreams of cash and buy a ticket. The billion dollar-plus prize won in the Jan. 13, 2016, drawing was the largest lotto jackpot awarded in U.S. history and was split by three winners. In the summer of 2016, a New Hampshire player won a $478 million prize; the June 10 win of $447 million was the eighth-largest jackpot in the game's history.

With reporting by Deb Belt, Patch National Staff and information from the CT Lottery

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