Happy Greek Easter: Peabody Woman Wins $1 Million On Family Gift Scratch Ticket

PEABODY, MA — Despina Nirgianakis said that she and her family typically buy scratch tickets together on holidays.

This past Greek Easter, that tradition paid off in a big way as one of those tickets was a $1 million prize winner.

The Mass. Lottery said the Peabody woman was a recent winner in the "$10,000,000 Bonus Wins" instant game.

Nirgianakis chose the one-time payment and will receive $650,000 before taxes.

She bought the ticket at Convenience Plus on Main Street in North Reading. That store will receive a $10,000 bonus for its sale of the ticket.

(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.)