Peabody Man Wins $1 Million On Scratch Ticket

PEABODY, MA — A Peabody man will be collecting $50,000 a year for the next 20 years after winning a $1 million scratch ticket prize.

Robert Tucker won the prize by playing the "$2,000,000 50X Cashword" instant game.

He bought the ticket at T.J.'s Variety on Lynnfield Street, which will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket.

The Mass Lottery said Tucker chose the annuity option on the prize and will receive 20 annual payments of $50,000 before taxes.

He told the Mass Lottery he intends to spend some of his winnings on traveling.

(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.)