NORWOOD, MA — One lucky lottery player in Massachusetts won a major prize this week.
A winning $5 million ticket was purchased at Dairy Fine, a small convenience store at 201 Fulton St. in Norwood on Tuesday. The prize was won from the Massachusetts State Lottery's "$5,000,000 100X CASHWORD" scratch-off game.
To win, a player must complete at least two words in either Cashword puzzle or uncover a silver bar symbol in Game 3.
The instant ticket game includes only two $5 million grand prizes, with one remaining. The odds of winning a prize that large were one in more than five million, according to the lottery's website. The game also included 10 $1 million prizes, and only two of those have been claimed.
The state lottery commission did not share who won the prize, but retailers that sell a winning ticket typically receive a bonus from the Lottery.
Nearly 20 other lottery prizes were sold in Norwood on Tuesday, with the second largest being $5,000.
The Massachusetts State Lottery publishes a daily list of winning tickets sold statewide on its website. You can find it here.
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