Braintree Woman Wins $1 Million!

Congratulations to Catherine Lavigne of Braintree, who today won a $1 million prize playing the Lottery’s Set for Life instant game.

Lavigne, shown here with Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, collected the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

She bought the winning ticket at Brennan’s of Quincy located at 1442 Hancock Street in Quincy. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

LOTTERY’S DRAWS FINAL EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBER

Star Spangled Sweepstakes tickets sold at Bargain Spot Liquor in Medford is 30th winner of $1,000 cash prize

The Massachusetts Lottery today drew the 30th, and final, Star Spangled Sweepstakes number in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion to win a $1,000 cash prize.

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for June 30th is – 2 0 6 6 6 6 4. The ticket bearing this number was sold at Bargain Spot Liquor, 440 High Street, in Medford.
 
If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears this seven-digit Sweepstakes numbers, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

Every day during the month of June, the Lottery randomly drew a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. Sweepstakes tickets that matched the seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn instantly won $1,000. The list of all 30 numbers drawn in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus are posted on the Lottery’s web site (www.masslottery.com), and can be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555, or by visiting any of the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers throughout the state.

Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

The Star Spangled Sweepstakes drawing, which is set to air Wednesday, July 4th at 7:45 p.m. on WCVB-TV Channel 5 (Boston), will award one $20 million grand prize, ten (10) $1 million prizes and forty (40) $250,000 prizes.

For more information on the Star Spangled Sweepstakes, and other games offered by the Lottery visit: www.masslottery.com.

LOTTERY HOLDS 7TH SECOND-CHANCE DRAWING FOR $5 RED SOX INSTANT TICKET

Pictured from left to right: Francis Smith (proxy for finalist Michael Smith) Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, Deborah Doyle and Jared Valeri.

Jon Corcoran of Amherst wins entry into game’s Grand Prize drawing for Season Tickets for Life

While baseball fans throughout Red Sox nation are celebrating the home team’s winning season, four Massachusetts Lottery players are also rejoicing over their big wins in the $5 Red Sox Instant Ticket’s second-chance drawing.

The Lottery today awarded four extraordinary Red Sox-themed prizes in a second chance drawing for its $5 Red Sox Instant Ticket. The drawing, which took place at the Lottery’s Braintree headquarters, was the 7th of 10 drawings that will be held to determine the winner of the ultimate Red Sox fan prize – Season Tickets for Life!

Michael Smith of Wareham won a Red Sox Road Trip for Two; Deborah Doyle of Plymouth won a Red Sox Spring Training Trip for Two, and Jared Valeri of Swampscott took home a Red Sox Cruise Trip for Two.

Jon Corcoran of Amherst – the top prize winner in today’s second-chance drawing – won entry into the game’s Grand Prize drawing. He joins William Pane of Sturbridge; Dave Lawrence of Fairhaven; Sharon Sweeney of Lynn; Mark Burnett, Jr. of Orange; Paula Thompson of Southbridge, and Thomas Howland of Milton, whose names were selected in the game’s previous drawings, in the quest for Season Tickets for Life.

Through the ticket’s second-chance feature, 18,200 contestants have already won remarkable prizes such as Red Sox game tickets, merchandise, trips, and game-related experiences. In addition to these great Red Sox-themed prizes, Lottery players have won millions of dollars in cash prizes playing the $5 Red Sox Instant Ticket.

To be eligible for a drawing, players must mail in two non-winning $5 Red Sox Instant Tickets. The Lottery received over 450,000 submissions for this drawing, randomly selecting 2,600 entries to win prizes including the four entrants that competed for the top prizes today. The results of each $5 Red Sox Instant Ticket drawing are posted on the Lottery’s web site.

Players can learn more about the game by reading the back of the ticket, by picking up a brochure at any Lottery sales agent location, or by clicking here.

LOTTERY DRAWS 28th EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBER

Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket sold at Reds Travel Center in Fall River wins $1,000!

The Massachusetts Lottery today drew the 28th Star Spangled Sweepstakes number in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus to win a $1,000 cash prize.

The seven-digit Sweepstakes number on the lucky ticket drawn for June 28th is – 2 5 8 0 4 3 6. That Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket was sold at Reds Travel Center located at 200 Broadway in Fall River.

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears one of these seven-digit Sweepstakes numbers, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery is randomly drawing a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s web site, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555, or by visiting any of the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers throughout the state. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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LOTTERY DRAWS 27th EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBER

If you purchased a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket at Gary’s Liquors in West Roxbury, you may have won $1,000!

If you purchased a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket at Gary’s Liquors, 655 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, you may have won a $1,000 cash prize in the Massachusetts Lottery’s June 27th Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus drawing.

The seven-digit Sweepstakes number on the lucky ticket sold at Gary’s Liquors is – 3 2 3 1 0 6 0.

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears one of these seven-digit Sweepstakes numbers, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery is randomly drawing a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s web site, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555, or by visiting any of the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers throughout the state. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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LOTTERY DRAWS 26th EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBER

Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket sold at Tedeschi Food #109 in Franklin to win a $1,000 cash prize

A Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket sold at Tedeschi Food #109, 533 West Central Street, in Franklin was the 26th lucky ticket to win a $1,000 prize in the Massachusetts Lottery’s Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus.

The Star Spangled Sweepstakes number on the ticket drawn for June 26th is - 2 7 6 8 6 4 3.

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears one of these seven-digit Sweepstakes numbers, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery is randomly drawing a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s web site, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555, or by visiting any of the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers throughout the state. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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THREE WINNING NUMBERS DRAWN IN LOTTERY’S EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS

Star Spangled Sweepstakes tickets sold in Leominster, Cheshire and Worcester each win $1,000 cash prize

The Massachusetts Lottery today drew Star Spangled Sweepstakesnumbers for June 23rd, 24th and 24th in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion. The tickets that match the seven-digit Sweepstakes numbers drawn will each win a $1,000 cash prize.

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for Saturday, June 23rd is – 1 1 4 4 8 1 2. The ticket bearing this number was sold at Bourbeau’s Market, 192 Water Street, in Leominster.

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for Sunday, June 24th is – 1 2 3 4 8 8 0, and was sold at Akshar Ji, 104 South Street, in Cheshire.

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for Monday, June 25th is – 1 8 1 9 0 4 8. This lucky Sweepstakes ticket was sold at the Massachusetts Lottery’s Worcester regional office, 151 West Boylston Drive, in Worcester.

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears one of these seven-digit Sweepstakes numbers, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery is randomly drawing a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s web site, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555, or by visiting any of the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers throughout the state. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 22nd EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBER

Owner of Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket sold at Mass Convenience in Arlington just won $1,000.

A Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket sold at Mass Convenience, 245 Mass Avenue, in Arlington was selected as the 22nd lucky winner of $1,000 cash in the Lottery’s Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus drawing.

The winning seven-digit Sweepstakes number on the ticket drawn for Friday, June 22st is – 2 7 5 2 4 9 5.

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears the seven-digit number drawn today - 2 7 5 2 4 9 5, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your $1,000 cash prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

In addition to the unmatchable $40 million in cash prizes that will be awarded in a spectacular July 4th drawing, the Lottery’s Star Spangled Sweepstakes also offers players an opportunity to win $1,000 a day throughout the month of June with the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s web site, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555, or by visiting any of the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers throughout the state. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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ARLINGTON MAN NETS A SIX-FIGURE “CASH WINFALL”

An Arlington man today claimed a $673,770 jackpot he won in the Monday, June 18, 2007 CASH WINFALLdrawing.

Leo Rivers’ CASH WINFALL ticket was the only ticket that matched all six numbers drawn (2-3-5-13-16-24) in Monday night’s drawing. As a result, he won the game’s entire $673,770 jackpot. CASH WINFALL is paid out in a one-time cash payment, so after taxes, Rivers received a check for over $471,000.

Rivers chose his numbers according to family birthdays, and played those lucky CASH WINFALL numbers at Mass Convenience located at 245 Mass Avenue in Arlington. The store will receive a $6737.70 commission for selling the winning bet.

CASH WINFALL tickets are just $2.00 per bet and can be played at any of the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers statewide. CASH WINFALL drawings are held twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays at 11:20 p.m. on WCVB-TV Channel 5.

MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 21st EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBER

If you purchased a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket at M & M Convenience in Shirley, you may have just won $1,000!

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for Thursday, June 21st is – 1 3 3 5 9 4 0. The ticket bearing this lucky seven-digit number was sold at M & M Convenience, 1 Front Street, in Shirley.

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket the seven-digit number drawn today - 1 3 3 5 9 4 0, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

In addition to the unmatchable $40 million in cash prizes that will be awarded in a spectacular July 4th drawing, the Lottery’s Star Spangled Sweepstakes also offers players an opportunity to win $1,000 a day throughout the month of June with the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s web site, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555, or by visiting any of the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers throughout the state. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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Quincy Man Hits the Jackpot!

Congratulations to Ted Kesaris who today claimed a $1 million prize playing the $5,000,000 Jackpot instant game. Kesaris, shown here with Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, collected the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

He bought the lucky ticket at the Hess gas station located at 1315 Broadway in Raynham.

The Lottery agent will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

New Bedford Man Wins a Spectacular Prize!

Raymond Henault of New Bedford today claimed a $1 million prize playing the $800,000,000 Spectacular instant game. He is the 34th Lottery player to claim one of the (80) $1 million prizes offered in the $800,000,000 Spectacular game.

Henault, pictured here with Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, received the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes). Henault bought the winning ticket at the Cumberland Farms store located at 4548 Main Street in Fall River. The store will receive a $10,000 on the sale.

MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 20th EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBER

Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket sold at Ted’s Mobil in Methuen to win $1,000 cash prize

A Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket sold at Ted’s Mobil, 551 Broadway Street, in Methuen – the top selling Lottery retailer in the state – was drawn by the Lottery in today’s Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus to win a $1,000 cash prize.

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for Wednesday, June 20th is – 1 1 7 9 9 0 1.

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket matches this seven-digit number, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

The Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus is a fun and exciting way for players to win an additional $1,000 a day in the Star Spangled Sweepstakes. Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery is randomly drawing a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s web site, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555, or by visiting any of the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers throughout the state. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 19th EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBER

Ticket sold at Grafton Distributors in Worcester wins $1,000 cash prize!

The Massachusetts State Lottery today drew the 19th winning Star Spangled Sweepstakes number in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus to win a $1,000 cash prize.

The winning seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn for July 19 is - 1 9 6 7 7 0 4.

The Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bearing today's winning number was sold at Grafton Distributors located at 635 Grafton Street in Worcester

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number is - 1 9 6 7 7 0 4, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery is randomly drawing a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s web site, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555, or by visiting any of the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers throughout the state. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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Tewksbury Man Wins $1 Million!

Congratulations to Klay A. Thompson of Tewksbury who today claimed $1 million prize playing the Set for Life instant game. He purchased the lucky ticket at the Market Basket located at 10 Main Street in Tewksbury.

Thompson, pictured here with his wife Krissandra and Chief of Staff Al Grazioso, checks out the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Fall River Woman Goes Mining for a Million! Wins Diamonds & 7’s Grand Prize

Erica L. Garland of Fall River is the fifth lucky Lottery player to win a $1 million prize in the Diamonds & 7’s instant game. She bought the winning ticket at Plymouth Avenue Food located at 372 Plymouth Avenue in Fall River.

Garland, shown here with Lottery Chief of Staff Al Grazioso, took home the first of twenty annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

THREE WINNING NUMBERS DRAWN IN LOTTERY’S EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS

Star Spangled Sweepstakes tickets sold in Saugus, Lynn and Springfield to each win $1,000 cash prize

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for Saturday, June 16th is – 1 6 3 3 0 9 6– and was sold at the Kowloon Restaurant located at 948 Broadway (Route 1) in Saugus.

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for Sunday, June 17th is – 1 1 2 4 3 5 8– and was sold at Market Square Beverage located at 3 Market Square in Lynn.

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for Monday, June 18th is – 1 2 0 7 3 2 9 – and was sold at Store 24 located at 766 Liberty Street in Springfield.

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears one of these three numbers, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 15TH EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBER

Owner of Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket sold at D & R Market in Peabody to win $1,000 cash prize

Attention all Star Spangled Sweepstakes players: If you bought your ticket at D & R Market, 54 Foster Street, in Peabody, you may have just won $1,000 in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus.

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for June 15 is - 1 1 8 9 1 5 7. If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears that number, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery is randomly drawing a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s website, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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Amherst Man Cashes In on Mass Cash!

Congratulations to Paul Bacon of Amherst who won the $100,000 Mass Cash jackpot prize drawn on Tuesday June 12, 2007.

Bacon’s Mass Cash ticket matched all 5 numbers (9 12 20 24 32) drawn to win the $100,000 jackpot. Mass Cash is paid as a one-time cash payment, so Bacon took home a net check of $70,000.

He bought the quic pic ticket at Mock’s Chip & Ale located at 100 Damon Road in Northampton. The agent will receive a $1,000 commission on the sale.

Second Chicopee Man Claims “Early Bird” Prize!

Congratulations to Robert Buskey, Sr., of Chicopee who today claimed a $1,000 Star Spangled Sweepstakes Early Bird Bonus promotion prize.

Buskey’s seven-digit number 1 4 9 5 8 4 9 was drawn on the June 12, 2007.

He purchased his Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket at the New Corner Variety located at 1175 Gratton Street in Chicopee.

Chicopee Man Catches the “Early Bird”
Wins $1,000 Bonus Prize

Congratulations to Neil C. Church of Chicopee who today claimed a $1,000 Star Spangle Sweepstakes Bonus promotion prize.

Churchill’s Star Spangle Sweepstakes ticket matched all seven digits (1 7 4 3 5 4 2) that were drawn for Saturday, June 9th Sweepstakes Bonus promotion drawing.

He purchased his Star Spangle Sweepstakes ticket at the Country Trading Post located a 771 Burnett Road in Chicopee.

MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 13TH EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBER

Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket sold at Stoughton Quick Stop in Stoughton to win $1,000 cash prize

The Massachusetts Lottery today announced the winning Star Spangled Sweepstakes number drawn in the June 14th Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion – 2 9 8 6 1 5 0.

The ticket bearing that seven-digit Sweepstakes number was sold at Stoughton Quick Stop located at 230 Central Street in Stoughton.

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears the number – 2 9 8 6 1 5 0, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

The Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus is a fun and exciting way for players to win an additional $1,000 a day in the Star Spangled Sweepstakes. Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery is randomly drawing a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s website, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 13TH EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBER

Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket sold at Market Basket in Middleton is thirteenth lucky winner of $1,000 cash prize

The Massachusetts Lottery today announced the thirteenth winning Star Spangled Sweepstakes number drawn in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus to win a $1,000 cash prize.

The Star Spangled Sweepstakes number drawn for June 13th is – 1 9 8 0 0 3 2. The ticket bearing that seven-digit Sweepstakes number was sold at Market Basket #45 located at 230 South Main Street in Middleton.

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears the number – 1 9 8 0 0 3 2, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

In addition to offering players the chance to win prizes totaling $40 million in the Star Spangled Sweepstakes’ 4th of July drawing, the Lottery is also awarding $1,000 a day throughout the month of June in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery is randomly drawing a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s website, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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Chicopee Woman is a Pinball Wizard!

Kari Trombley of Chicopee is the third lucky Lottery player to claim a $1 million grand prize playing the Pinball Wizard instant game. Trombley, shown here with her husband Bob and children, arrived today in Braintree to collect the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes). She bought the lucky ticket at Leeds Mart located at 24 Haydenville Road in Leeds. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

The five-dollar Pinball Wizard instant game débuted in April 2007 and offers 10 $1 million prizes and over 7,900 prizes from $1,000 to $10,000.

MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 12TH EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBER

Did you buy a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket at New Corner Variety in Chicopee? You may have won $1,000!

The Massachusetts Lottery today announced that the Star Spangled Sweepstakes number drawn in the June 12th Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion is – 1 4 9 5 8 4 9. The ticket bearing that seven-digit Sweepstakes number was sold at New Corner Variety located at 1175 Grattan Street in Chicopee

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears the number – 1 4 9 5 8 4 9, you have until August 1, 2007 to claim your prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

In addition to offering players the chance to win prizes totaling $40 million in the Star Spangled Sweepstakes’ 4th of July drawing, the Lottery is also awarding $1,000 a day throughout the month of June in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery is randomly drawing a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s website, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have until August 1, 2007 to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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MASS. LOTTERY PLAYERS HAVE WINNING WEEKEND

Mass Cash has three $100,000 jackpot winners and Mega Millions has one $250,000 winner sold in MA

It was a winning weekend for Massachusetts Lottery players, as more than half a million in prizes were won over the weekend in two of the Lottery’s online – or computerized – games.

Mass Cash had three jackpot winners in the Friday, June 8th drawing. Tickets sold at Kiki’s Kwik Mart in Brighton, Net Variety & Liquors in Shirley, and Tedeschi #181 in Weymouth each matched all five numbers drawn (10-21-25-31-33) to win the game’s top prize of $100,000.

A Mega Millions ticket sold at Mobil #19478 in Marlboro was just one number shy of taking home the jackpot in the Friday, June 8th Mega Millions drawing. The ticket matched the first five numbers drawn (06-26-29-31-39) and only missed the Mega Ball number (31) to win $250,000.

There was no jackpot winner in the multi-state Mega Millions game, so the jackpot grows to an estimated at $34 million for the Tuesday, June 12, 2007 drawing.

Both Mass Cash and Mega Millions are drawn on Tuesdays and Fridays and aired on WCVB-TV 5. Mass Cash is drawn live at 11:20 pm. Mega Millions is played in 12 states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington. The results are aired at 11:10 PM.

For more information about Mass Cash, Mega Millions or other Lottery offerings, visit: www.masslottery.com.

LOTTERY DRAWS THREE MORE SWEEPSTAKES NUMBERS IN THE EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS

Star Spangled Sweepstakes tickets sold in Chicopee, Longmeadow, and Worcester to win $1,000!

The Massachusetts Lottery today drew three additional Star Spangled Sweepstakes numbers to win $1,000 in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion.

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for Saturday, June 9th is– 1 7 4 3 5 4 2 – and was sold at the Country Trading Post located at 771 Burnett Road in Chicopee.

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for Sunday, June 10th is – 1 4 7 5 5 1 5 – and was sold at Convenience Plus located at 711 Bliss Road in Longmeadow.

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for Monday, June 11th is – 1 5 2 0 6 1 1 – and was sold at Lincoln Street Exxon located at 446 Lincoln Street in Worcester.

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears one of these seven-digit sequences, you have until June 18, 2007 to claim your $1,000 prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery is randomly drawing a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the seven-digit Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s website, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have seven (7) calendar days from the date the number was drawn to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 8th WINNING NUMBER IN EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS PROMOTION

Owner of Sweepstakes ticket sold at Plymouth Mobil in Plymouth to win $1,000

The Lottery today drew the eighth winning Star Spangled Sweepstakes number in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus – the promotion that awards $1,000 every day in June to players with Sweepstakes tickets in hand.

If you purchased a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket at Plymouth Mobil located at 109 Court Street in Plymouth, check your ticket – you may have just won $1,000. The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for June 8, 2007 is – 2 6 5 5 0 4 5.

If your Sweepstakes ticket bears that seven-digit number, you have until June 15, 2007 to claim the prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery will randomly draw a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s website, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have seven (7) calendar days from the date the number was drawn to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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Waltham Man Makes a “Mega” Win!

Hits $1.2 million jackpot

Congratulations to Aldern English of Waltham– the seventh lucky Lottery player to claim a MEGABUCKS jackpot in 2007.

Wilbur was the sole jackpot winner in the Saturday, June 2, 2007 MEGABUCKS drawing. All six of the numbers on his MEGABUCKS ticket (3-4-6-16-22-31) matched the numbers drawn, earning him a $1,278,238 winfall.

English, pictured here with wife Marie, will receive his $ 1,278,238 MEGABUCKS jackpot in annual payments of $63,000 over 20 years.

He played his winning MEGABUCKS numbers at the Petro Superstation located at 686 Cummings Highway in Mattapan. The store will receive a $15,000 commission for selling the winning ticket.

MEGABUCKS is drawn on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:20 p.m. The results are broadcast on WCVB-TV Channel 5.

Swansea Man is Second to Claim
Early Bird Prize!

Wins $1,000 Bonus Prize!

Congratulations to Bruce Sutherland of Swansea who has won a $1,000 bonus prize in the Lottery’s Star Spangled Sweepstakes Early Bird promotion. Sutherland’s seven-digit number, 1 9 5 3 3 5 0 was drawn on June 5, 2007 Star Spangle Sweepstakes Early Bird promotion. He bought his ticket at Lukoil located at 1052 South Main Street in Bellingham.

Be sure to check the Mass. Lottery's web site every day in the month of June to see if your Star Spangled Sweepstakes number has been selected to win $1,000 in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus.

Haverhill Man Wins a Spectacular Prize!

Charles Speight of Haverhill today claimed a $1 million prize playing the Lottery’s $800,000,000 Spectacular instant game. Speight, shown here, collected the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

He bought the lucky ticket at the Amvets of Haverhill located at 576 Primrose Street in Haverhill. The organization will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 7th WINNING NUMBER IN SWEEPSTAKES BONUS PROMOTION

Ticket sold at Hancock Multi Service in Dorchester to win $1,000

The Lottery today drew the seventh winning number in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus – the promotion that awards $1,000 every day in June to players that have purchased a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket.

The winning Sweepstakes number drawn for June 7, 2007 is - 2 7 5 7 0 8 9 – >and was sold at Hancock Multi Service located at 95 Hancock Street in Dorchester.

If your Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket bears this seven-digit number, you have until June 14, 2007 to claim the prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

The Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion gives Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket holders the opportunity to win $1,000 every day in the month of June.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery will randomly draw a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of active tickets. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s website, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have seven (7) days from the date the number was drawn to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

Three lucky Massachusetts residents have already claimed $1,000 prizes in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion. William Martin of Dudley won $1,000 in the June 1st drawing; Bruce Sutherland of Swansea’s Sweepstakes number matched the number drawn on June 5th for $1,000, and Robert Meman, Jr. of Worcester won $1,000 in the June 3rd Early Bird Bonus drawing.

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MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 6th WINNING NUMBER IN STAR SPANGLED SWEEPSTAKES BONUS PROMOTION

If you bought a Sweepstakes ticket at Stop & Save in Clinton, you may have just won $1,000

If you bought a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket at Stop & Save located at 203 Brook Street in Clinton, check your Sweepstakes number – you may have just won $1,000 in the Lottery’s Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion.

The Lottery today announced the sixth winning Sweepstakes number drawn in the Bonus promotion – 1 0 4 7 1 2 2 – that has won a $1,000 cash prize. If your Sweepstakes ticket bears that seven-digit number, you have until June 13, 2007 to claim the prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

The Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion gives Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket holders the opportunity to win $1,000 every day in the month of June.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery will randomly draw a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of tickets that has been sold to date. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000.

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s website, and can also be obtained by calling the Lottery’s Customer Service Department at: 781-849-5555. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be available on the following Monday.

Winners have seven (7) calendar days from the date the number was drawn to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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Millbury Man Wins $1 Million!

Congratulations to Andrew Pratte of Millbury –who today claimed a $1 million prize in the Lottery’s $800,000,000 Spectacular instant game.

Pratte, shown here, took home the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

He purchased the lucky ticket at the Honey Farms store located at 98 Millbury Street in Worcester. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Dudley Man is the First Early Bird Winner!

Claims $1,000 Star Spangled Sweepstakes prize

William R. Martin of Dudley is the first lucky Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket holder to win a $1,000 prize in the Lottery’s “Early Bird” sweepstakes promotion. Martin’s Star Spangled Sweepstakes number was selected in the first “Early Bird” drawing that took place on Friday, June 1st. Martin bought his Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket at the Kwik Stops store located at 55 Schofield Street in Dudley.

Be sure to check the Mass. Lottery's web site every day in the month of June to see if your Star Spangled Sweepstakes number has been selected to win $1,000 in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus.

MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 5th WINNING NUMBER IN EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS PROMOTION

Owner of Sweepstakes ticket sold at Lukoil in Bellingham to win $1,000

If you purchased a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket at Lukoil located at 1052 South Main Street in Bellingham, you may have won $1,000 today in the Lottery’s Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion.

The Lottery today announced the fifth winning Sweepstakes number drawn in the Bonus promotion – 1 9 5 3 3 5 0 – that has won a $1,000 cash prize.

If your Sweepstakes ticket bears that seven-digit number, you have until June 12, 2007 to claim the prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

The Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion gives Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket holders the opportunity to win $1,000 every day in the month of June.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery will randomly draw a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of tickets that has been sold to date. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000 All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s website. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be posted on the following Monday.

Winners have seven (7) calendar days from the date the number was drawn to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS THREE MORE EARLY BIRD SWEEPSTAKES BONUS NUMBERS

Sweepstakes tickets sold in North Reading, Worcester and Whitinsville to each win $1,000

The Massachusetts Lottery today drew three more Star Spangled Sweepstakes numbers in the Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion, each of which will win $1,000 if claimed within the next seven (7) calendar days. These three numbers are the winning numbers for the June 2nd, 3rd and 4th Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion drawings.

The winning ticket for Drawing 2, bears the Sweepstakes number 1 0 0 1 8 7 4 and was sold at Ryers Store located at 162 Park Street in North Reading.

The Sweepstakes number for Drawing 3 is 1 8 8 9 7 4 9. That ticket was sold at Worcester Lodge of Elks located at 233 Mill Street in Worcester.

The Sweepstakes number for Drawing 4 is 1 0 3 6 7 7 7. It was sold at Crystal Gas located at 175 Church Street in Whitinsville.

If your Sweepstakes ticket bears one of these seven-digit numbers, you have until June 11, 2007 to claim the prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

The Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion gives Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket holders the opportunity to win $1,000 every day in the month of June.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery will randomly draw a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of tickets that has been sold to date. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000

All winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s website. Numbers drawn for Saturday and Sunday will be posted on the following Monday.

Winners have seven (7) calendar days from the date the number was drawn to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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MASS. LOTTERY DRAWS 1st WINNING NUMBER IN SWEEPSTAKES BONUS PROMOTION

Owner of Sweepstakes ticket sold at Kwik Stops in Dudley to win $1,000

If you purchased a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket at Kwik Stops located at 55 Schofield Street in Dudley, you may have won $1,000 today in the Lottery’s Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion.

The Lottery today announced the first winning Sweepstakes number drawn in the new promotion –1171791– that has won a $1,000 cash prize. If your Sweepstakes ticket bears that seven-digit number, you have until June 8, 2007 to claim the prize at the Lottery’s Braintree Headquarters.

The Early Bird Sweepstakes Bonus promotion gives Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket holders the opportunity to win $1,000 every day in the month of June.

Every day between June 1st and June 30th, the Lottery will randomly draw a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket number from the pool of tickets that has been sold to date. If your Sweepstakes ticket matches the Sweepstakes number drawn, you will instantly win $1,000

Winning numbers will be posted Monday through Friday on the Lottery’s website. Numbers drawn on Saturday and Sunday will be posted on the following Monday.

Winners have seven (7) days from the date the number was drawn to claim the $1,000 prize. All prizes must be claimed at the Massachusetts Lottery’s headquarters located at 60 Columbian Street in Braintree.

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MEGA MILLIONS TICKET SOLD IN VIRGINIA WINS $44 MILLION JACKPOT

One ticket purchased in Mass. matches five numbers for $250,000

One ticket matched all six Mega Millions numbers in the Tuesday, May 29, 2007 drawing, and now players are checking their tickets to see who won the estimated $44 million jackpot. The jackpot-winning ticket, which was purchased in Henrico County, Virginia, matched the numbers 02-24-44-51-54 and the Mega Ball 7.

But that jackpot winner was not the only winning ticket in Tuesday’s drawing, a total of 450,099 tickets won prizes including four tickets that each won $250,000*. One of those tickets was sold at Martin News Shops located at 75 Arlington Street in Boston. The other three were purchased in California, Illinois, and Texas.

Here is a breakdown of all the winning tickets in Tuesday’s drawing:

• 1 ticket matched all 6 numbers to win the JACKPOT!
• 4 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000
• 24 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000
• 890 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150
• 1,044 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150
• 19,189 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10
• 45,327 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7
• 126,540 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for
• $3 257,080 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2

The jackpot for the Friday, June 1, 2007 Mega Millions drawing is $12 million.

Mega Millions is played in 12 states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00 PM Eastern Time, 10:00 PM Central Time and 8:00 PM Pacific Time. The results are aired on WCVB-TV Channel 5.

WESTFORD MAN NETS A SPECTACULAR $2.5 MILLION WIN

Albert Wainwright of Westford today claimed a $2.5 million prize he won playing the Lottery’s $800 Million Spectacular instant game.

Wainwright is the 10th Lottery player to claim a $2.5 million grand prize in the $800 Million Spectacular game. He purchased the winning $10 ticket at Li’l Peach located at 64 Brookside Drive in Westford.

Wainwright, pictured here with Li’l Peach owner Dave Loiselle and Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, will receive his $2.5 million prize over 20 years. He will receive annual prize payments of $125,000.

The Li’l Peach where Wainright purchased the ticket will receive a $25,000 commission on the sale.

There are still 10 more $2.5 million prizes and 49 $1 million prizes waiting to be won in the $800 Million Spectacular instant game. The $10 ticket is on sale at Lottery retailers across Massachusetts.

AMHERST WOMAN WINS $1 MILLION

Congratulations to Sudha Koul of Amherst – she today claimed a $1 million prize in the Lottery’s Set for Life instant game.

Koul, pictured here at the Lottery’s Braintree headquarters with her first prize check, is the 41st lucky player to win a $1 million prize playing the popular $10 Set for Life ticket. She will receive the prize in annual prize payments of $50,000 (minus taxes) over 20 years.

Koul purchased her winning Set for Life ticket at Cousins Food Market located at 11 East Pleasant Street in Amherst. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

MASS. LOTTERY’S STAR SPANGLED SWEEPSTAKES IS SELLING QUICKLY

In just 3 weeks, Jenny’s Market in Weymouth sells more than 23 books of tickets for July 4th drawing

With $40 million in cash prizes and incredible odds of winning, it’s no wonder that the Massachusetts Lottery’s Star Spangled Sweepstakes is creating such excitement with players throughout the state.

Just ask Kisung Kim, owner and manager of Jenny’s Market on Middle Street in Weymouth, he’s sold over 23 books – or 460 sweepstakes tickets – in the three week’s that the ticket has been on sale at his store.

The secret to Kim’s success is that he knows that the Sweepstakes offers unmatchable cash prizes and the best odds of winning – and he doesn’t shy away from reminding his customers!

On May 22, a steady stream of customers arrived at his store throughout the day to purchase a few items including a Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket. They couldn’t resist picking up a ticket after Kim’s enthusiastic words of encouragement and reminder that the sweepstakes provides Lottery players with the best chance ever to win a million dollars or more.

In addition to informing his customers of the sweepstakes’ odds and game mechanics, he prominently displays the game on his shelves and has outfitted his store with point-of-sale materials showcasing the Star Spangled Sweepstakes ticket and its amazing cash prizes. Kim says that it is this added personal service, and the rapport with his customers that has brought so much success during the first few weeks of ticket sales.

“If you aim for a jackpot, this is the ticket to buy” Kim tells his customers. He also encourages customers to have a cookout while they watch the Fourth of July drawing and celebrate.

The Star Spangled Sweepstakes is $20 and is available at each of the Lottery’s 7,300 retailers throughout the state. The ticket will be on sale until June 30th, but could come to a close even sooner if the limited-run game sells out beforehand.

SPENCER MAN PASSES GO, COLLECTS $1 MILLION WIN

Dennis Pilling claims $1,000,000 Monopoly's tenth and final grand prize

Dennis Pilling of Spencer today claimed the final $1 million top prize in the Lottery's $1,000,000 MONOPOLY instant game.

Pilling, pictured here collecting his winnings, will receive his $1,000,000 prize in annual payments of $50,000 (minus taxes) for 20 years.

He purchased his the lucky $5 ticket at North Oxford Xtra Mart located at 93 Sturbridge Road in North Oxford. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

FITCHBURG MAN KNOWS WHEN TO HOLD'EM

Wins $4 million playing Lottery's $10,000,000 Hold'em Poker game

Theodore Garrow tucked away two winning instant tickets worth $20 in his car for emergency gas money, but when he cashed the tickets in Carrow got a whole lot more than a tank of gas.

He decided to try his luck once again and purchased two $10,000,000 HOLD'EM POKER tickets * the first ticket yielded a $20 win and the second was worth an astounding $4 million!

Garrow, a Fitchburg resident, is the fifth lucky Massachusetts Lottery player to claim a $4 million grand prize playing the popular $10 instant game. He will receive annual prize payments of $200,000 for 20 years. Garrow is pictured here receiving his first prize check from Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh.

He purchased the winning $10,000,000 HOLD'EM POKER ticket at Cumberland Farm #0178 located at Electric Avenue in Fitchburg. The store will receive a $40,000 commission on the sale.

There are still five $4 million prizes, and 32 $1 million prizes still waiting to be won in the $10,000,000 HOLD'EM POKER instant game.

CHESTNUT HILL WOMAN HITS THE JACKPOT!

Rita Newman of Chestnut Hill today claimed a $1,000,000 prize playing the Lottery’s $5,000,000 Jackpot instant game.

Newman, shown here with Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, took home the first of 20 annuitized payments of $50,000 (minus taxes.)

She purchased the winning ticket at Gary’s Liquors located at 655 VFW Parkway in West Roxbury. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

SOMERVILLE WOMAN WINS $1 MILLION

Congratulations to Carmen Marzan Rosario of Somerville who is the eighth lucky player to claim a $1,000,000 prize in the Lottery's Green and Gold instant game.

Rosario, shown here with her husband Pedro and Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, arrived in Braintree to collect the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

She purchased the lucky ticket at Medford Headlines located at 3850 Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

BROCKTON FAMILY CELEBRATES $826,684 MEGABUCKS WIN

Roger Briggs of Brockton today claimed the $826,684 jackpot he won in the Saturday, May 5, 2007 Megabucks drawing.

Briggs’ Megabucks season ticket matched all six numbers drawn (7-11-19-21-32-34). He was the sole jackpot winner in the drawing earning him the entire jackpot.

Briggs brought several members of his family along with him (pictures here) to the Lottery’s Braintree headquarters where he picked up his first prize check. Megabucks jackpots are paid over 20 years. Briggs will receive annual prize payments of $41,000 (minus taxes).

He purchased his Megabucks season ticket at Cheers Liquors located at 1280 Belmont Street in Brockton. The store will receive an $8,266.84 commission on the sale.

Megabucks is drawn on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:20 p.m. The results are broadcast on WCVB-TV Channel 5.

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT GROWS TO ESTIMATED $112 MILLION

More than 27,200 tickets in Massachusetts win prizes in Tuesday’s drawing, including one $250,000 win purchased in East Boston

The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday, May 11, 2007 is $112 million, with an estimated preliminary cash option of $66.1 million.

While there was no jackpot winner in last night’s Mega Millions drawing, plenty of players across the nation still walked away winners – especially players in Massachusetts.

A total of 27,205 tickets purchased in the Bay State won prizes in the May 8th drawing, including one ticket that was just one number shy of taking home the top prize. The ticket, which matched the first five numbers and missed only the Mega Ball number, hit for a $250,000 win and was purchased at Kappy’s Liquors in East Boston.

Since no ticket matched all six numbers to take home the jackpot, it grows to an estimated $112 million for the Friday, May 11, 2007 drawing.

The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing were: 16-24-41-43-54 and the Mega Ball number was 36. Here is a complete breakdown of all the winning tickets in Massachusetts:

• 1 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000
• 1 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000
• 51 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150
• 57 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150
• 1,158 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10
• 3,130 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7
• 7,506 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3
• 15,301 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2

Mega Millions is played in 12 states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00 PM Eastern Time, 10:00 PM Central Time and 8:00 PM Pacific Time. The results are aired on WCVB-TV Channel 5.

SOMERVILLE MAN HITS THE JACKPOT!

Stephen Hardy of Somerville today claimed a $1,000,000 prize playing the Lottery’s $5,000,000 Jackpot instant game.

Hardy came to the Lottery’s Braintree office to collect the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

He bought the lucky ticket at Vango Convenience store located at 251 Washington Street in Somerville. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

MASS. LOTTERY’S STAR SPANGLED SWEEPSTAKES SAILS OFF THE SHELVES

First day of sales spark excitement with players across Massachusetts

A customer at Li’l Peach on Neponset Street in Dorchester shows the Lottery’s “Colonial Man” tickets he purchased on the first day of sales.

The line formed early on Tuesday morning at Ted’s Mobil in Methuen as customers waited to buy the Massachusetts Lottery’s new “Star Spangled Sweepstakes” ticket and win a chance at becoming a multi-millionaire.

Dorothy Berryman of Methuen wanted to be sure she didn’t miss the chance at winning and was the first customer to purchase a ticket at the popular gas station/convenience store. It was clear that many customers shared Berryman’s enthusiasm for the game, as Ted’s Mobil – the Lottery’s top selling agent in the state – sold over 600 Sweepstakes tickets yesterday.

Just minutes down the road at the Common Ground Café, owner Wayne Bernard drew in customers seeking the sweepstakes ticket with a sign out front announcing its arrival.

The “Star Spangled Sweepstakes” will award a total of $40 million in cash to players, including an astounding $20 million top prize, 10 prizes of $1 million and 40 prizes of $250,000. Tickets for the July 4th drawing will be on sale until June 30, unless the ticket sells out before then.

The Star Spangled Sweepstakes’ arrival and the unmatchable cash prizes it will soon offer was not just eagerly awaited by customers in Methuen, but also across Massachusetts. By mid-afternoon, Li’l Peach on Neponset Street in Dorchester had a crowd of customers with tickets in-hand, each expressing that they wanted to get their tickets early before the game sold out.

Alfred Pawlowski, manager of Vista Donuts in Attleboro, reported that customers at his store were very excited about the Sweepstakes. More than 700 tickets were sold yesterday at Vista Donuts.

The odds of winning $20 million are 1:4,000,000; the odds of winning $1 million are 1:400,000; the odds of winning $250,000 are 1:100,000 and the overall odds of winning a prize in the “Star Spangled Sweepstakes” are 1:78,431.37. The odds of winning cash prizes of this magnitude are the best the Massachusetts Lottery has ever offered.

Each of the patriotic-themed red, white and blue tickets feature a seven-digit sweepstakes number. To win a prize, players must match their sweepstakes ticket number to the winning entries drawn by the Lottery. The $20 million top prize will be announced live on WCVB-TV Channel 5.

The “Star Spangled Sweepstakes” ticket costs $20 and is available at each of the Lottery’s 7,300 retailers throughout the state.

Pocasset Woman Wins a $2.5 Million Prize!

Mary J. Shea of Pocasset has won a $2.5 million grand prize in the Lottery’s $800,000,000 Spectacular instant game.

Shea, shown here with Chief of Staff Al Grazioso, came to Braintree to collect the first of 20 annual payments of $125,000 (minus taxes).

She purchased the lucky ticket at the County Farms store located at 365 Barlow’s Landing in Pocasset. The store will receive a $25,000 commission on the sale.

Watertown Man Wins a Gem of a Prize!

Congratulations to Joseph Massa of Watertown who today claimed a $1 million prize in the Precious Gems instant game.

Massa, shown here with Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, received the first of 20 annual payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

He bought the lucky ticket at the Dockside located at 183 State Street in Boston. The restaurant will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

TURNERS FALL MAN IS SET FOR LIFE!

Leslie Kojala of Turners Falls is the sixteenth lucky player to claim the Lottery’s Set for Life instant game grand prize of $100,000 a year for lifetime.

Kojala, shown here with Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, arrived in Braintree to collect his first check of $100,000 (minus taxes).

He bought the winning ticket at the Stop & Shop supermarket located at 89 French King Highway in Greenfield. The store will receive a $20,000 commission on the sale.

Quincy Woman Hits a Grand Slam!

Loretta Carter of Quincy today claimed a $250,000 prize playing the Lottery’s $10 Red Sox instant ticket.

Carter, shown here with her husband William and Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, is the second player to claim the game’s top cash offering of $250,000. After taxes, she received a check for $175,000.

She purchased the lucky ticket at Presidential Liquors located at 25 Scammel Street in Quincy. The store will receive a $2,500 commission on the sale.

Ipswich Man is a Pinball Wizard!

Matthew J. Antczak is the first lucky player to win a $1 million prize in the Lottery’s new $5.00 Pinball Wizard instant game.

Antczak, shown here with Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, came to Braintree to collect the first of 20 payments of $50,000 (minus tax). He bought the lucky ticket at DJ’s Variety located at 42 Washington Street in Ipswich. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

The Lottery’s newest $5.00 instant game, Pinball Wizard debuted at licensed retailers on April 24th. The game offers 7,980 cash prizes from $1,000 to $10,000- plus 10 $1 million prizes.

Mass. Lotttery Introduces
Star Spangled Sweepstakes

July 4th drawing will produce more millionaires in a single drawing than any other game in lottery history; Limited-edition game is sure to sell out quickly!

The Massachusetts State Lottery today introduced a new sweepstakes game that will produce more millionaires in a single drawing than any other game in U.S. lottery history.

The “Star Spangled Sweepstakes” will award a total of $40 million in cash to players, including an astounding $20 million top prize, 10 prizes of $1 million and 40 prizes of $250,000. Only four million tickets will be printed for this drawing, giving players incredible odds of becoming an instant millionaire. All 51 prizes will be paid in cash, unlike traditional lottery prizes that are paid in annuities.

The “Star Spangled Sweepstakes” ticket will cost $20 and will be available at each of the Lottery’s 7,300 retailers throughout the state.

Ticket sales begin on May 1st and end on June 30th, but could come to a halt even sooner as the limited-run game is expected to sell out fast. Winners will be selected in a drawing held on July 4th.

“With the chance of winning a $20 million cash prize, the “Star Spangled Sweepstakes” is certain to generate much excitement with players,” said State Treasurer Tim Cahill, who serves as Lottery Chairman. “Municipalities will also win big with this ticket. It is expected that sales for this game alone will generate more than $35 million in local aid for the Commonwealth’s 351 cities and towns in Fiscal Year 2007.”

The “Star Spangled Sweepstakes” will operate just like a traditional sweepstakes. Each of the patriotic-themed red, white and blue tickets will feature a seven-digit sweepstakes number. To win a prize, players must match their sweepstakes ticket number to the winning entries drawn by the Lottery.

The odds of winning cash prizes of this magnitude are the best the Massachusetts Lottery has ever offered. The odds of winning $20 million are 1:4,000,000; the odds of winning $1 million are 1:400,000; the odds of winning $250,000 are 1:100,000 and the overall odds of winning a prize in the “Star Spangled Sweepstakes” are 1:78,431.37.

Southbridge Man Wins
$1 Million!

Congratulations to Arthur Koumanelis of Southbridge who today claimed a $1 million prize playing the Lottery’s Set for Life instant game.

Koumanelis, shown here with the Lottery’s Chief of Staff Al Grazioso, is holding the first of 20 annuitized payments of $50,000 minus taxes.

He bought the winning ticket at Art’s Variety Store located at 276 South Street in Southbridge. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

CASH WINFALL ROLLED DOWN on April 23, 2007

And there were 27,312 CASH winners!

31 players matched 5 of the 6 winning numbers and won $23,804 each!

1,511 players matched 4 of the 6 winning numbers and won $892 each!

25,770 players matched 3 of the 6 winning numbers and won $29 each!

It pays to play!

HOLYOKE WOMAN WINS A GEM OF A PRIZE

May Lou Wilson of Holyoke today claimed a $1 million prize she won playing the Lottery’s Diamonds & 7’s instant game.

Wilson, pictured here with Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, is the fourth lucky player to win a $1 million grand prize in the popular instant game. She will receive her prize in payments of $50,000 (minus taxes) over 20 years.

Wilson purchased her winning $5 ticket at Convenience Plus #233 located at 73 Russell Street in Hadley. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

NATICK MAN WINS $1 MILLION

Today is a spectacular day for Michael Mabardy of Natick – he claimed a $1 million prize in the Lottery’s $800 Million Spectacular instant game.

Mabardy, pictured here with Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, visited the Lottery’s Braintree headquarters to claim his grand prize. He will receive annual prize payments of $50,000 (minus taxes) for 20 years.

Mabardy is the 31st player to win $1 million playing the $800 Million Spectacular instant game. He purchased his winning $10 ticket at The News Shop located at 603 Main Street in Winchester. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

WORCESTER MAN HITS A $3.39 “MEGA” JACKPOT

Robert Gannon of Worcester today claimed the “mega” jackpot he won in the Wednesday, April 18th Megabucks drawing.

Gannon, pictured here with Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, won $3,395,491 when all six of the numbers on his quic pic ticket (4-15-29-36-37-39) matched the numbers drawn. The prize will be paid over the next 20 years.

He purchased the winning ticket at Trumbull Bar & Grill located at 117 Main Street in Spencer. The agent will receive a $15,000 commission on the sale.

Megabucks is drawn on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:20 p.m. The results are broadcast on WCVB-TV Channel 5.

Since its inception in November of 1982, 1,724 winners have shared Megabucks jackpots totaling more than $2.4 billion.

WINCHENDON WOMAN WINS $250,000 GRAND SLAM PRIZE

Kelly Gauthier of Winchendon today claimed a $250,000 prize in the Lottery’s new $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket.

Gauthier, pictured here with Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, is the first lucky player to claim the game’s top cash offering of $250,000. After taxes, she received $175,000, and would like to buy a new car with her winnings.

Gauthier purchased her winning $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket at Cumberland Farms # 6672 located at 95 Front Street in Winchendon. The store will receive a $2,500 commission on the sale.

CHICOPEE MAN THROWS OUT FIRST PITCH AT FENWAY PARK

Photo top left: Oscar Dupre of Chicopee tosses out the first pitch at Friday night's Red Sox/Angels game. The Lottery was the presenting sponsor of the weekend series.

Photo bottom left: Oscar Dupre of Chicopee is joined by his wife Theresa on the field at Fenway Park just before he threw out the game's ceremonial first pitch.

The partnership between the Massachusetts Lottery and the Boston Red Sox has helped improve the quality of life for residents throughout the state first through the Word Championship Trophy Tour in 2005, and now by the local aid generated for cities and towns through the sale of Red Sox instant tickets.

Oscar Dupre of Chicopee is just one of many residents in the state whose life have been touched by the pairing of these two world-class organizations.

Born in 1918, he waited 86 years to see the Sox win the World Series. Oscar was able to celebrate the teams win when the Trophy Tour visited the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. It was a dream come true for him and his wife Theresa.

On Friday, April 13th, the Massachusetts Lottery and the Boston Red Sox made another one of Oscar's dreams come true, as he was asked to throw out the evening's ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park before the Red Sox/Angels game. The Lottery, through the new $10 Red Sox Instant Game, was the presenting sponsor of the weekend series.

BOSTON MAN NETS A $5 MILLION JACKPOT

A Boston man today claimed an amazing top prize from the Massachusetts Lottery’s $5,000,000 JACKPOT instant game.

Jack Friedman, pictured here with his partner Todd and Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, is the fourth lucky Lottery player to claim a $5 million grand prize playing the popular $10 instant game. He will receive prize payments of $250,000 (minus taxes) every year for 20 years.

Friedman purchased his winning ticket at Sulgrave’s News located at 417 Washington Street in Boston. The store will receive a $50,000 commission on the sale.

SOUTH DENNIS MAN BANKROLLS $1 MILLION

David Hoffman of South Dennis today claimed a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts Lottery’s $1,000,000 BANKROLL instant game.

Hoffman, pictured here with his wife Lynn and Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, will receive annual prize payments of $50,000 (minus taxes) for 20 years.

He purchased the winning $5 instant game at Seven G’s located at 538 Main Street in Dennis. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

MASS. LOTTERY AWARDS RED SOX GAME TICKETS ON OPENING DAY

Opening day at Fenway Park was not only a big win for the Boston Red Sox, but also for 16 lucky Massachusetts Lottery players as they won game tickets to see the home team play at Fenway Park.

The Lottery held a drawing yesterday at Avalon in Boston in which non-winning $10 Red Sox Instant Tickets could be entered in for a chance at winning a pair of tickets to see the Red Sox take on the Seattle Mariners on Opening Day, as well as five pairs of tickets to each of the games against the Los Angeles Angels on April 13, 14 and 15. The Lottery is the presenting sponsor of the three-game series this weekend against the Angles.

Shawn Graham of Windham, NH was the lucky recipient of a pair of tickets to the Red Sox season home opener. The following 15 individuals each won a set of game tickets to the weekend series: Tom Supkow of Attleboro; Michael Boutin of Plaistow, NH; Laurie Cole of Palmer; Philip Sullivan of Brockton; James Bramante of Wakefield; Sandra Mahar of Coventry, RI; Jason Dupre of Worcester; Jim Chafitz of Framingham; Bill Sheehan of Boston; Matt Crowe of Norton; Kevin Geaney of Wakefield; Brian Jones of Millis; Daniel Brown of Milton; Kathryn Gerade of Boston, and Scott Ricard of Nashua, NH.

The $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket is on sale now at the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers, including Fenway Park. In addition to the abundance of cash prizes, players can also instantly win Red Sox game ticket packages and official team merchandise that are unique to the $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket and cannot be purchased or found elsewhere. The packages, which also include a cash award, consist of some of the most sought after tickets at Fenway Park – seats in the Pavilion area; on the Monster and roof deck; in the grandstand and suites, as well as an entire decade of tickets to watch one of the longest and most storied rivalries in professional baseball, the Red Sox vs.Yankees.

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT GROWS TO $17 MILLION

Two tickets in Massachusetts each win $250,000 in Tuesday night’s drawing

Even though there was no jackpot winner in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing, a lot of players in Massachusetts still walked away winners.

A total of 19,921 tickets purchased in Massachusetts won prizes in last night’s drawing, including two tickets that each won $250,000. Since no ticket matched all six numbers to take home the game’s top prize, the jackpot grows to an estimated $17 million for the Friday, April 13, 2007 drawing.

The tickets that won $250,000 matched all five numbers, but missed the Mega Ball. They were purchased at Star Market #506 in Newton and Leominster Shell in Leominster. The ticket holders have yet to come forward and claim their prize

The tickets that won $250,000 matched all five numbers, but missed the Mega Ball. They were purchased at Star Market #506 in Newton and Leominster Shell in Leominster. The ticket holders have yet to come forward and claim their prize.

The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing were: 7-15-16-19-28 and the Mega Ball number was 10. Here is a complete breakdown of the winning tickets sold in Massachusetts:

• 2 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000
• 1 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000
• 81 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150
• 91 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150
• 1,095 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10
• 3,600 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7
• 5,756 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3
• 9,295 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2

Mega Millions is played in 12 states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays. The results are aired at 11:10 PM on WCVB-TV Channel 5.

Whitman Dad Wins a “Grand” Red Sox Prize

Dan McMahon of Whitman, pictured here with his son Keith, today visited the Lottery’s Braintree headquarters to claim a “grand” prize he won playing the new $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket.

The elder McMahon won a pair of grandstand tickets to watch the Red Sox play at Fenway Park, plus a $1,000 cash prize – a great prize that would make any Red Sox fan cheer!

He purchased the winning $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket at Crescent Discount located at 724 Crescent Street in Brockton.

The $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket is on sale now at the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers throughout Massachusetts.

South Deerfield Woman Wins a Gem of a Prize!

Elizabeth Kirkwood of South Deerfield is the first to claim a $1 million prize playing the Lottery’s newest $5.00 Precious Gems instant game. Kirkwood, shown here with Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, took home the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

She bought the lucky ticket at the Neighbors Light store located at 242 Conway Road in Deerfield. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

The Precious Gems instant game made its debut at Lottery retailer’s on February 27, 2007. The $5.00 instant game offers ten $1,000,000 prizes and over $114,000,000 in cash prizes.

$10 RED SOX TICKET IS A HIT WITH NORWELL WOMAN

A Norwell woman today hit a grand slam for a win playing the Lottery’s new $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket.

Josephine Gaziano, pictured here, won a pair of grandstand tickets to see the Red Sox play at Fenway Park, plus a $1,000 cash prize

She purchased the winning $10 ticket at the 7-Eleven at 95 Washington Street inNorwell.

The $10 Red Sox Instant Ticket is on sale now at the Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers throughout Massachusetts.

Rehoboth Man Hits the Jackpot!

Congratulations to Chia Blais of Rehoboth, who today claimed a $1 million prize playing the Lottery’s $5,000,000 Jackpot instant game.

Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh congratulates Blais, shown here with his wife Stephanie.

He took home the first of 20 annuity payments in the amount of $50,000 (minus taxes).

He bought the winning ticket at the White Hen Pantry located at 114 Main Street in Blackstone. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

CASH WinFall rolled down on March 8th!

No one matched all 6 of the winning numbers.

22 players matched 5 of the winning numbers and each won $29,106.

1,171 players matched 4 of the winning numbers and each won $1,012(17 of whom were Season Ticket holders).

19,983 players matched 3 of the winning numbers and each won $33(232 of whom were Season Ticket holders).

139,213 players matched 2 of the winning numbers and stayed in the game by winning a free bet.

In total $2,484,823 rolled down and was shared by 22,176 players.

Since the last roll-down on 1/25/07, 43 players have matched 5 out of 6 numbers and each has won $4,000 CASH!

TWO TICKETS SHARE RECORD-BREAKING MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT

Tickets sold in Georgia and New Jersey split $390 million top-prize; Massachusetts players take home more than $1.46 million in lower-tier prizes

Two tickets, one sold in Dalton, Georgia and the other in Woodbine, New Jersey, matched all six numbers in the Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Mega Millions drawing to split a record-breaking $390 million jackpot.

The advertised jackpot for last night's drawing was an estimated $370 million, but strong sales and player excitement across the nation propelled the final top-prize amount to an astounding $390 million. That $390 million now holds the record as the largest jackpot ever in North America.

Ticket sales in Massachusetts were no exception, reaching an unprecedented high of $17,000 per minute as drawing time neared. Total in-state sales for this jackpot, which started growing on January 9, exceeded $43.5 million and generated millions in local aid for cities and towns.

“Lottery players weren’t the only big winners in this record-breaking Mega Millions jackpot,” said State Treasurer Tim Cahill, who also serves as Chairman of the Lottery Commission. “The Commonwealth’s cities and towns also benefited tremendously, as tickets sales leading up to last night’s drawing generated more than $18.2 million in local aid.”

While there wasn’t a jackpot winner in Massachusetts, players in the Bay State won more than $1.46 million in prizes, including 19 tickets that matched four numbers and the Mega Ball for $10,000. Since January 9th, Massachusetts players have won a total of $6.9 million.

The winning numbers drawn last night were: 16-22-29-39-42 and the Mega Ball was 20. The following is a recap of winning tickets in Massachusetts:

• 0 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000
• 19 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000
• 783 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150
• 883 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150
• 14,534 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10
• 41,080 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7
• 87,411 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3
• 167,314 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2

The jackpot for the Friday, March 9, 2007 Mega Millions drawing is $12 million.

Mega Millions is played in 12 states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays. The results are aired at 11:10 PM on WCVB-TV Channel 5.

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT SKYROCKETS TO
$370 MILLION!!!!

Tuesday night’s jackpot offers
the largest prize in Mega Millions history!

The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday, March 6, 2007 is $370 million, with an estimated preliminary cash option of $221 million.

The excitement surrounding the nation’s biggest jackpot continues to grow as the top prize swells to an astounding $370 million.

This jackpot has been growing since January 9, when Mega Millions had its most recent jackpot winner. Tuesday night’s $370 million jackpot is the largest in the history of the Mega Millions game.

To celebrate the record jackpot and all its excitement, the Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Mega Millions drawing will be held in New York City’s Times Square.

While Friday's drawing didn't produce the nation's newest "mega millionaire", Lottery players in Massachusetts continued to win big. One lucky Massachusetts player is $250,000 richer after matching five numbers, and a total of 10 players won $10,000 each by matching four numbers and the Mega Ball.

Mega Millions tickets are $1.00 and can be played at any of the Massachusetts Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers across the state. Tickets can be purchased up until 10:45 PM on the night of the drawing.

Mega Millions is played in Massachusetts, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays. The results are aired at 11:10 PM on WCVB-TV Channel 5.

Westwood Woman Has a Spectacular Win!

Congratulations to Heidi Howarth of Westwood who today claimed a $1 million prize playing the $800,000,000 Spectacular instant game.

Howarth, shown here with her fiancé T.J., came to Lottery headquarters to collect the first of 20 annuitized payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

She purchased the lucky ticket at 1A Supermarket located at 501 Washington Street in Norwood. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Connecticut Woman Bankrolls $1 Million!

Darla Tkacz of West Suffield Connecticut is the seventh player to claim a $1 million prize playing the Lottery’s $1,000,000 Bankroll instant game.

Tkacz, shown here with Lottery Chief of Staff Al Grazioso, traveled to Braintree today to collect the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

She purchased the lucky ticket at Millie’s Country Store located at 208 College Highway in Southwick. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

North Andover Woman Hits The Jackpot!

Congratulations to Frances Rand of North Andover who today claimed a $1 million prize playing the $5,000,000 Jackpot instant game. S

Rand, shown here with Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh and her husband David, came to Lottery headquarters’ in Braintree to collect the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

She bought the lucky ticket at the Richdale Convenience store located at 535 Chickering Road in North Andover. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

BAY STATERS WINNING MILLIONS WITH
MEGA MILLIONS

More than 554,000 tickets in Mass. have won prizes totaling $4.3 million since Jan. 9th

The excitement surrounding the nation’s largest jackpot continues to grow as the clock ticks away towards tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot drawing for $275 million.

While the game has been drawn 14 times with out a top-prize winner, lottery players in Massachusetts are still winning big with the multi-state Mega Millions game.

This $275 million jackpot began growing on January 9th, when Mega Millions had its last jackpot winner. Since then, more than 554,000 tickets purchased in Massachusetts have won prizes ranging from $2.00 to $250,000. The total cash prizes won by Bay Staters thus far have exceeded $4.3 million.

Seven tickets in Massachusetts – one on January 12, two on February 6th, one on February 9th, and three on February 27th – have been just one number shy of taking home the coveted jackpot, earning the ticket holders a $250,000 payday. All of the winners, with the exception of the January 12th ticket sold at Tremont Street in Boston, have come forward to claim their prize.

Each of the Lottery retailers that sold a winning $250,000 Mega Millions ticket will receive a $2,500 commission on the sale.

Mega Millions tickets are $1.00 and can be played at any of the Massachusetts Lottery’s 7,500 licensed retailers across the state. Tickets can be purchased up until 10:45 PM on the night of the drawing.

Mega Millions is played in Massachusetts, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta. The results are aired at 11:10 PM on WCVB-TV Channel 5.

The following is a listing of the $250,000 winners and the Lottery retailer that sold the lucky ticket:

Weymouth Man Ups the Ante!
Wins $1 Million Playing
Hold 'Em Poker

George G. Lane of Weymouth today became the Lottery's newest millionaire after claiming a $1 million prize in the $10,000,000 HOLD 'EM POKER instant game.

Lane, shown here, came to Braintree to collect the first of 20 annual payments of $50,000 (minus taxes).

He bought the lucky ticket at the Weymouth Market located at 784 Broad Street in

Weymouth. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Waltham Woman Wins $1 Million!

Maria A. Chavez of Waltham has won a $1 million prize playing the Lottery’s Boston Celtics Green instant ticket.

Chavez, shown here with Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, came to Braintree today to collect the first of 20 annual payments of $50,000(minus taxes).

She bought the lucky ticket at Cronin’s Market located at 12 Crescent Street in Waltham. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

North Attleboro Woman Bats
$1 Million!

Congratulations to Carol Esmaraldo of North Attleboro - the 7th player to claim a $1 million prize playing the Red Sox Instant Ticket.

Esmaraldo, shown here with Lottery Sales Director Paul Sternburg, came to Braintree today to collect her first of 20 prize payments in the amount of $50,000 (minus taxes).

She bought the lucky $5.00 ticket at Cumberland Farms located at 573 Kelly Boulevard in North Attleboro. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

SOUTH BOSTON RED SOX FAN WINS $1,000

Congratulations to Theodore Glynn of South Boston – he today claimed a $1,000 prize in the Lottery’s BOSTON RED SOX INSTANT TICKET.

Glynn, who is pictured here, is an avid Red Sox fan and was delighted to visit the Lottery’s Braintree headquarters to claim his prize. He is anxiously awaiting the start of the 2007 baseball season.

The $5.00 RED SOX INSTANT TICKET features millions of dollars in cash and merchandise prizes. The game’s second chance drawing offers players the opportunity to win Red Sox tickets, merchandise, trips, game-related experiences, and will ultimately reward one lucky player with Red Sox Season Tickets for Life.

Chelmsford Woman Wins $1 Million!

Congratulations to Dawn M. Zuben of Chelmsford who has claimed a $1 million grand prize playing the Lottery’s Set for Life instant game.

Zuben, pictured here with Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, came to Braintree today to collect the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,000(minus taxes).

The winning ticket was purchased at the North Chelmsford Mobil gas station located at 81 Tyngsborough Road in North Chelmsford. The gas station will receive a $10,000 comm