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Windsor Locks Store Sells High-Paying Lottery Scratch Ticket

A $20 scratch ticket turned into a $20,000 windfall for a lucky player recently.

A $20 scratch ticket bought at a Windsor Locks store turned into a $20,000 windfall for a lucky player recently.
A $20 scratch ticket bought at a Windsor Locks store turned into a $20,000 windfall for a lucky player recently. (Tim Jensen/Patch)

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — A Hartford resident recently cashed in big on a CT Lottery scratch ticket purchased at a Windsor Locks business.

Carl Long converted a $20 investment in a 20X Cash 5th Edition ticket into winnings of $20,000, which he claimed Monday. He bought the winner at the Turnpike Package Store on Route 75.

The CT Lottery posts winners of $10,000 or more as public record.

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