Peabody Shaw's Sells $1 Million Instant Ticket

PEABODY, MA — The Shaw's supermarket on Andover Street in Peabody sold a $1 million lottery ticket.

Michael Baldassari, of Lynn, won the $1 million prize in the "$10,000,000 Mega Money" instant ticket game.

The Massachusetts State Lottery said Baldassari chose the one-time cash option and will get about $650,000 before taxes, which he said he will use to pay off his mortgage.

The Shaw's received a $10,000 bonus for selling the 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.)