Claimed: $1 Million Winning Instant Game Lottery Ticket Sold In South Brunswick

Lottery instant game winners, who bought tickets in South Brunswick and Edison, were among those who claimed their prizes in July, officials said this week.

“I had a dream two years ago (about winning the lottery), so I thought it was my destiny,” one winner, Deepak R., said in a prepared statement.

The lottery did not release his full name, but in a news release, it said he claimed a $1 million prize in the $150 Million Cash Spectacular game.

He purchased his ticket at the Stop & Go Blimpie on Alston Road in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick.

But that wasn’t the only big winning ticket sold in Middlesex County.

Ramu Vemulapalli won a $2 million prize in the Double Diamond Spectacular game.

He bought that ticket at the 6-Eleven Foodmart on Woodbridge Avenue in Edison.

“The retail store owner dreamt that I was going to win the jackpot,” Vemulapalli said in a prepared statement. “I felt that even if I didn’t win, indirectly, 30 percent of the money goes to help other people and education.”

The two men were among the winners who claimed instant ticket prizes in July.

Last month, a total of more than $102.4 million in instant ticket prizes was claimed, according to the lottery.

“Congratulations to all of our winners and to the retailers that sold the winning tickets,” Carole Hedinger, Executive Director said in a prepared statement.