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Wilmington Man Wins $1 Million On Scratch Ticket
The winning ticket was bought at Hobart's Country Store in Tewksbury.
WILMINGTON, MA -- A Wilmington man is the first $1 million prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s new "Cash in a Flash" instant game. Joseph DeCristoforo claimed his winnings at the Lottery’s headquarters in Braintree on Jan. 9 and received a one-time payment of $1 million before taxes.
DeCristoforo purchased his winning ticket Hobart’s Country Store, 2514 Main Street in Tewksbury. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for its sale of the ticket. There are fifteen $1 million prizes remaining in this $10 instant game.
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