Quincy Woman Wins Big on First Lottery Ticket

QUINCY, MA — A Quincy woman has a perfect record when it comes to winning lottery prizes. She should probably quit while she's ahead.

Midoriko-Mariam Takeuchi recently claimed a $1 million prize from playing the Massachusetts State Lottery’s $2,500,000 Holiday Magic instant game. She told Lottery officials that the scratch ticket was the first time she's ever purchased a lottery ticket.

The winning ticket was purchased at Point Liquors located at 230 Washington St. in Quincy. Takeuchi said she went in to use an ATM machine, saw the new holiday tickets on display, and decided to buy one that happened to be a $1 million winner.

Takeuchi chose the annuity option on her prize and will receive 20 annual payments of $50,000. She told Lottery officials she plans on using some of her winnings to pay down her student loans. Point Liquors will receive a $10,000 bonus for the ticket sale.

All three $2,500,000 prizes and five additional $1 million prizes remain in the game.

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