SALEM, MA — A retired lobsterman from Lynn is looking to take his family on a vacation and buy a new car after winning the Massachusetts State Lottery's "$200 a Week for Life" instant game.
David Bergstrom bought the ticket at the Market Basket on Highland Avenue in Salem.
He elected to take the one-time payment of $160,000, before taxes, on the winning $2 ticket.
He told the Mass Lottery that he plans on using his winnings to take his family on vacation and look into purchasing a new car.
The Market Basket will receive a $2,080 bonus for its sale of this ticket.
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