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Vernon Store Turns Out To Be Right Stop For Stafford Lottery Player

A Vernon CT Lottery vendor had the right touch with a scratch game ticket.

A scratch ticket bought in Vernon turned into a nice payout for a Stafford player.
A scratch ticket bought in Vernon turned into a nice payout for a Stafford player. (Chris Dehnel/Patch )

VERNON, CT — A Vernon grocery and convenience store certainly turned out to be the right place to stop for a CT Lottery player from Stafford.

On Tuesday, Stafford resident Gregory Gauthier turned in a ticket from the Casino Nights game that was worth $25,000.

He purchased the lucky ticket at Krauszers Food Store off Route 30. The payout was $25,000

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