Where MA's Biggest Lottery Winners Bought Their Tickets

Massachusetts isn't exactly due to win a historic Powerball prize. Last August, Mavis Wanczyk, a hospital worker three months shy of retirement, won the largest single-ticket prize in North American lottery history. She bought her $758.7 million winner in Chicopee ... even though the Massachusetts State Lottery originally announced it was sold in a Watertown convenience store.

The prize for Tuesday night's Mega Millions is $1.6 billion. The odds of winning are even longer than the lottery getting who sold a $758 million-winning ticket wrong. But maybe it's worth a shot.

This year has seen some big winners, but nothing close to last summer's winner - and certainly nothing approaching Tuesday night's all-timer of a jackpot.

The lottery has awarded eight prizes of at least $1 million in Massachusetts this year (before taxes, of course.)

Megabucks Doubler

$2.97 million - May 26, Christopher Voelker, Raynham (Purchased at Plymouth Liquors)
$9.02 million - Jan. 27, B-D-O-M-L Nominee Trust, Osterville (Purchased at Cumberland Farms, Osterville)

Powerball 2d Prize

$1 million - March 24, Irish Eyes Nominee Trust, Wakefield (Purchased at Mike's Market, North Andover)
$1 million - Feb. 14, Rui Amaral, Fall River (Purchased at Cumberland Farms, Fall River)

Mega Millions

$3 million - July 24, James Griffin, Winthrop (Purchased at Lanzillis Fuel, East Boston)
$1 million - June 1, Washington Castro, New Bedford (Purchased at Sunoco A+, New Bedford)
$1 million - May 11, Linda Morey, Greenfield (Purchased at Victoria Bar & Grill, Greenfield)
$1 million - Jan. 5, Dermont Collings, Wilkinsonville (Purchased at The Picket Fence Restaurant, Douglas)

You can find where to buy lottery tickets in your city or town here. And make sure you check back with Patch tonight for the winning numbers as they are drawn! Sign up for your local Patch here.

Photo by Jimmy Bentley, Patch