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Peabody Man Hits On $10 Million Instant Lottery Ticket

David Coulter bought the winning ticket at E Market on Lowell Street.

The Mass Lottery said David Coulter was the first grand prize winner of the "$10,000,000 Winter Riches" instant ticket game.
The Mass Lottery said David Coulter was the first grand prize winner of the "$10,000,000 Winter Riches" instant ticket game. (Massachusetts Lottery)

PEABODY, MA — A Peabody man's trip to E Market on Lowell Street made him a "Rich" man in January.

The Massachusetts Lottery said David Coulter was the first winner of the $10 million "Winter Riches" instant ticket game.

Coulter opted to take his payment in a one-time payment of $6.500.000 before taxes.

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He told the Lottery he plans on using a portion of his winnings to assist his parents.

The winning ticket was bought at E Market on Lowell Street in Peabody. E Market will receive a $50,000 bonus for selling the winning scratch ticket.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)

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