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$50,000 Winning CT Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket Sold In Westport
An Old Saybrook resident is the lucky winner, according to the Connecticut Lottery.
WESTPORT, CT — An unnamed resident of Old Saybrook is $50,000 richer this week after claiming a winning lottery ticket purchased in Westport, the Connecticut Lottery announced.
On Tuesday, the person claimed a winning $1,000,000 Extreme Cash ticket that had been bought at the Cumberland Farms at 1830 Post Road East.
The Connecticut Lottery publishes partial winner information as public record, according to officials.
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The game, which costs $30 per ticket, began in September 2022, and as of Wednesday, all three grand prizes of $1 million remained unclaimed.
Additionally, nine second-place prizes of $300,000 were unclaimed, and 19 $50,000 third-place prizes were still available.
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More than 3.1 million game tickets have been printed, and the overall odds of winning are 1 in 2.93.
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