Framingham Man Wins Mega Millions Prize

FRAMINGHAM, MA- Peter Austin is Framingham's newest millionaire.

He won the $1 million Mega Millions prize in the multi-state game’s January 11 drawing. Austin took the one-time payment of $1,000,000 which has less tax withholdings.

Nobscot Convenience at 908 Edgell Road in Framingham, where Austin bought the ticket, will also be walking away from this deal with a hefty sum of cash. The store gets a $10,000 bonus for its sale of the ticket.

Mega Millions tickets are $2 each and can be played in 44 states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m. ET in Atlanta, GA.

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Photo Credit: MA State Lottery