Jenna Tamburro of Marlborough today claimed a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s $20 Billion Dollar Bonanzainstant game.

She will receive the prize in annual payments of $50,000 (before taxes) over 20 years. Tamburro was unsure of her plans for the winnings as she was still in shock/disbelief when she arrived at the Lottery’s Braintree headquarters to claim the prize.

Tamburro purchased the winning Billion Dollar Bonanza ticket at Route 20 Convenience located at 2 Boston Post Road East in Marlborough. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Congratulations to Arthur Mandeville of New Bedford who today claimed a $250,000 prize for matching the first five numbers drawn in the March 20, 2012 Mega Millions game.

Mandeville received his prize in a one-time lump sum payment which after taxes amounted to $175,000. He plans to give some of the winnings to his kids then use the rest for “personal stuff.”

This isn’t Mandeville’s first big Mega Millions win. In 2005, he won a $25,000 prize playing the multi-state game.

Mandeville played his winning numbers, which were comprised of his son’s old paper route numbers, at Billy Boy Candies located at 732 Mount Pleasant Street in New Bedford. The store received a $2,500 commission on the sale.

Joseph Walls of East Bridgewater today claimed a top prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s $10 instant game $5,000 A Week For Life. He is the second lucky player to win a $5,000 a week for life prize since the game debuted on February 21st.

Walls selected the cash option on the prize and received a one-time lump sum payment of $4 million (before taxes). He plans to pay off his mortgage with the winnings.

Walls purchased the winning $5,000 A Week For Life ticket at MPG #118 located at 105 Mazzeo Drive in Randolph. The store will receive a $50,000 commission on the sale.

Congratulations to Andrew Biancomano of Springfield, he is the second lucky player to claim a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts Lottery’s new $20 instant game – 40th Anniversary Millions.

Biancomano selected the cash option on the prize and received a one-time lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes). He plans to pay off bills and build up his savings with the winnings.

Biancomano purchased his winning 40th Anniversary Millions ticket at Murphy’s Pop Stop located at 74 Island Pond Road in Springfield. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Ruddy Mercardo of Lawrence today claimed a top prize in the Massachusetts Lottery’s $2,500 A Week For Life instant game. He is the second lucky player to win the $2,500 a week for life prize since the game debuted at Lottery retailers on February 21.

Mercardo selected the cash option on the prize and received a one-time lump sum payment of $2 million (minus taxes). He has no immediate plans for the winnings.

Mercardo purchased the winning $5 ticket at Papi Grocery Store located at 205 South Union Street in Lawrence. The store will receive a $26,000 commission on the sale.

Patrick J. Connolly is the latest lucky winner to win a top prize in the Massachusetts Lottery’s $1,000 A Week For Life instant game.

Connolly selected the cash option on the prize and received a one-time, lump sum payment of $800,000 ($560,000 after taxes). He plans to pay off bills with the winnings.

Connolly purchased the winning $2 ticket at 7-Eleven located at 585 North Street in Weymouth. The store will receive a $10,400 commission on the sale.

The $1,000 A Week For Life instant game debuted at Lottery retailers on February 21st. Connolly’s is the fifth player to claim a top prize in the game. There are five more remaining.

Congratulations to Silvana Guardino of Gloucester – she claimed a $250,000 prize for matching the first five numbers drawn in the April 27th Mega Millions drawing.

She plans to buy a house with the prize money, which after taxes amounted to a one-time lump sum of $175,000.

Guardino’s boyfriend Derrick bought her the quick pick Mega Millions season ticket as a Christmas gift. He bought it at Convenient 38 located at 880 Main Street in Woburn. The store received a $2,500 commission on the sale.

Frederick Moore of Topsfield, MA won a $10,000 prize after participating in the Mass. State Lottery’s $25,000 Parquet Floor Challenge at last night's Boston Celtics playoff game against the Atlanta Hawks.

Moore won the opportunity to vie for the cash prize after being randomly selected as a grand prize winner in the $2 Celtics Cash instant game’s fifth and final Second Chance Bonus Drawing, which took place on April 17, 2012.

In the Parquet Floor Challenge, 10 oversized Celtics Cash instant tickets are laid out on the court. Under nine of the tickets is a $10,000 prize, and under one ticket is a $25,000 prize.

Moore selected oversized Celtics Cash Ticket #1, the first number that popped into his head, and WON $10,000! He was presented with a check by Lottery Executive Director Paul Sternburg, Celtics mascot Lucky and Celtics emcee Troy.

Lucky later revealed that the $25,000 prize was under ticket #4.

Moore said that he might take a little vacation with the prize money.

– Larry D. Morrison of Beverly won a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts Lottery’s 20X The Cash instant game. He is the fourth lucky player to claim a top prize in the $5 game since it debuted at retailers last September.

Morrison selected the cash option on the prize and received a one-time, lump sum payment of $650,000 ($455,000 after taxes).

He purchased the winning ticket at Village Food Shop located at 37 High Street In Danvers. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Congratulations to Christine Marshall of Dedham – she claimed the tenth and final $1 million prize in the Massachusetts Lottery’s $1,000,000 Money Mania instant game.

Marshall will receive the $1 million top prize in annual payments of $50,000 (minus taxes) over 20 years. She plans to buy a house for her children with the winnings.

Marshall purchased her winning $5 ticket at Shaw’s located at 75 Spring Street in Roxbury. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Gary Erickson, of Avon started the month of May with a bang, when he won $1 million playing the Lottery’s Billion Dollar Bonanza instant game. He arrived in Braintree toady to collect the first of 20 annuity payments of $50,00 before taxes.

The good news doesn’t stop there as Erickson and his wife Maureen are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary today. Forty years ago Maureen’s parents won $2500 playing the Lottery’s inaugural ticket, “The Game” which paid for their wedding.

Erickson bought the lucky ticket at the Avon Variety located at 490 West Main Street in Avon. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale. The Erickson’s plan to spend their windfall by taking a trip to celebrate their 40th milestone.

Congratulations to Irene Callahan of Holbrook who claimed a $1 million prize in the $800 Million Spectacular instant game.

Callahan will receive the $1 million prize in annual payments of $50,000 (minus taxes) over 20 years and does not yet have plans for the winnings.

She purchased the winning $10 ticket at Tedeschi #343 located at 31 North Franklin Street in Holbrook. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Joseph Deneault of Waltham claimed a $50,000 a year for life prize in the Massachusetts Lottery’s Lifetime Spectacular instant game.

Deneault selected the cash option on the lifetime prize and received a one-time lump sum payment of $650,000 (minus taxes). He plans to buy new tires for his truck that have 215,000 miles on them and build an addition onto his home with the winnings.

Deneault purchased the winning $20 Lifetime Spectacular ticket at Lexington Shell located at 915 Waltham Street in Waltham. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Theresa Bransfield of Dorchester claimed a $30,000 top prize in the Mass. State Lottery’s new Three Stooges instant ticket which debuted at retailers across the state on April 3rd.

Bransfield received the prize in a one-time lump sum payment that amounted to $21,000 after taxes and plans to put the winnings in the bank.

She purchased the winning $2 Three Stooges ticket at Eagle Liquors located 936 Dorchester Avenue in Dorchester. The store will receive a $300 commission on the sale.

Congratulations to Paul Gagne of Lynn – he won a grand prize playing the Massachusetts State Lottery’s $1,000 A Week For Life instant game.

Gagne selected the cash option on the prize and received a one-time lump sum payment of $800,000 ($560,000 after taxes). The married father of two plans to use the winnings to pay off his mortgage and help his children with their school loans.

Gagne purchased the winning $2 ticket at Ro-Lin’s Lunch located at 78 Arlington Street in Charlestown. The retailer will receive a $10,400 commission on the sale.

Muhammad Uzair Ihsan of West Springfield won a $1 million prize playing the Mass. State Lottery’s $5 instant game – Black Pearls.

Ihsan selected the cash option on the prize and received a one-time lump sum payment of $650,000 (minus taxes) and hopes to soon buy a house with the winnings.

He purchased the winning Black Pearls ticket at Riverdale Mobil #460 on Riverdale Street in West Springfield. Ihsan bought gas at the Mobil station and forgot to sign the sales slip, so the clerk came outside to inform him that he needed to come back in and do so. When he went back inside, Ihsan noticed that there were only two Black Pearls tickets remaining in the book, so he bought them. One of those tickets was the $1 million winner.

Riverdale Mobil will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Paul Nicolas of Newton claimed a $1 million prize in the Mass. State Lottery’s Billion Dollar Bonanza instant game. He is the 86th lucky player to win a $1 million prize since the ticket’s release in 2008.

Nicolas will receive the prize in annual prize payments of $50,000 (minus taxes) over 20 years. He plans to share the prize with his girlfriend, Elizabeth Feteris, who he regularly purchases Lottery tickets and shares any winnings with.

They purchased the winning $20 Billion Dollar Bonanza ticket at Grocery Garrison located at 367 California Street in Newton. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Joseph Nickerson of East Weymouth, MA won a $10,000 prize after participating in the Mass. State Lottery’s $25,000 Parquet Floor Challenge at last night's Boston Celtics game against the Orlando Magic.

He was represented in the half-time center court promotion by his brother William Nickerson.

Nickerson won the opportunity to vie for the cash prize after being randomly selected as a grand prize winner in the $2 Celtics Cash instant game’s Second Chance Bonus Drawing #4.

In the Parquet Floor Challenge, 10 oversized Celtics Cash instant tickets are laid out on the court. Under nine of the tickets is a $10,000 prize, and under one ticket is a $25,000 prize.

After much deliberation, William Nickerson selected oversized Celtics Cash Ticket #7 on behalf of his brother and WON $10,000! He was presented with a check by Lottery Executive Director Paul Sternburg, Celtics mascot Lucky and Celtics emcee Troy.

Lucky later revealed that the $25,000 prize was under ticket #6.

William attended the game with his cousin Jeff. This was the first Celtics game that William has ever attended and thought it was a wonderful experience!

Congratulations to Thomas Blute of Lowell - he claimed a $1 million prize after matching the first five numbers drawn (05-13-17-20-30) and missing only the Power Ball (18) in the Saturday, April 7th Powerball drawing.

Blute received the second prize in a one-time lump sum payment, which after taxes amounts to $700,000. He has many plans for the winnings, including: traveling, having fun, heading out to Nevada in August for the Ronald McDonald Golf Tournament with the guys, and most importantly sending his wife Janet on a shopping spree.

Blute played his winning Powerball numbers, which were comprised of the birthdates of his six brothers and 8 year-old granddaughter, at Varnum Market located at 863 Varnum Avenue in Lowell. The store received a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Fritz Kastner, a software engineer from Waltham, claimed a top prize in the Massachusetts Lottery’s $1,000 A Week For Life instant game.

Kastner elected to receive the cash option on the prize and received a one-time lump sum payment of $800,000 ($560,000 after taxes). He has no immediate plans for what he and his family will do with the winnings.

Kastner purchased the winning $2 ticket at The Chateau Restaurant located at 195 School Street in Waltham. The restaurant will receive a $10,400 commission on the sale.

Amanda Silva of Norwood claimed a $250,000 prize for matching the first five numbers drawn (2-19-20-24-33), missing only the Mega Ball (39), in the Friday, April 6th Mega Millions game.

Silva received the second prize in a one-time lump sum payment that after taxes amounted to $175,000. She is splitting the prize with her boyfriend Reon because they buy Mega Millions tickets together every week. In addition to winning the $250,000 prize, the couple also won $4 on a quik pic ticket in the same drawing.

Silva played her quik pic Mega Millions numbers at 7-Eleven located at 417 Pulaski Boulevard in Bellingham. The store received a $2,500 commission on the sale.

Alice Salamanca of Salem, NH. is the latest lucky Massachusetts Lottery player to win $1 million in the Billion Dollar Bonanza instant game.

Salamanca is the 85th person to claim a $1 million prize since the $20 ticket debuted in 2008. She will receive the prize in annual prize payments of $50,000 (minus taxes) over 20 years and for now plans to put the winnings in the bank.

Salamanca purchased the winning Billion Dollar Bonanza ticket at Shamrock Liquor located in Westgate Center in Haverhill as she placed wagers for the historic March 30th Mega Millions drawing. The store will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.

Congratulations to Jared Picchi of North Attleboro – he won a $3 million grand prize playing the Lottery’s Massachusetts Millionaire Mania.

Picchi selected the cash option on the $3 million prize and received a one-time lump sum option of $1,950,000 (minus taxes). The die-hard Bruins fan plans to invest all of the winnings.

Picchi purchased the $10 Massachusetts Millionaire Mania ticket at Hilltop Stop Convenience located at 56 Washington Street in Plainville. The store will receive a $30,000 commission on the sale.

Joseph Fraser of Waltham is the eighth lucky Massachusetts Lottery player to claim a $1 million prize in the $10,000,000 Diamond Millionaire instant game.

He elected to receive the cash option on the $1 million prize and received a one-time lump sum payment of $650,000 (minus taxes).

Fraser purchased two $10,000,000 Diamond Millionaire tickets last Friday night when he went into Trapelo Mobil in Waltham to get a few chances in that evening’s record-high Mega Millions drawing. His wife thought the news of the $1 million win was an April Fools Day joke and made him email a copy of the winning ticket to her at work. The couple plan to pay off their children’s student loans and invest for retirement with the winnings.

Trapelo Mobil located at 1033 Trapelo Road in Waltham will receive a $10,000 commission for selling Fraser his winning $10,000,000 Diamond Millionaire ticket.

Belmont Medical employees buy 124 tickets for Friday night’s drawing, win second prize

A medical secretary from Billerica today came forward to claim the fourth of five $250,000 prizes won by Massachusetts Lottery players in last Friday night’s historic Mega Millions drawing.

Jeanette Miele and 61 of her coworkers at Belmont Medical Associates in Cambridge each pitched in $2 and purchased a total of 124 quik pic tickets toward the multi-state game’s $656 million jackpot. The group’s $124 investment paid off after one of the tickets matched the first five numbers drawn for a $250,000 prize.

Miele visited the Lottery’s Braintree headquarters with one of her lucky coworkers, Denise McLaughlin of Watertown, to lay claim to the prize that will be divided 62 ways or $4032.25 for each colleague in the Lottery pool.

The Belmont Medical coworkers, who all reside in Massachusetts, played their Mega Millions tickets at Handy Variety located at 95 Common Street in Watertown. The store received a $2,500 commission on the sale.

The group’s win was one of five tickets sold in Massachusetts that came one number shy of taking home the record-high $656 million jackpot in the Friday, March 30th Mega Million drawing. On Monday, Robert Yu of Somerville and Kaleigh Rankin of Dracut each stepped forward to claim their prizes. Yesterday, a pool of 22 family members from Massachusetts and New Hampshire claimed their second prize win. One winning ticket, which was sold at Tayeh Convenience in East Bridgewater, has yet to be claimed.

A group of 22 people, comprised of family members and a few close friends, pooled their resources and bought 220 chances to win last Friday night’s Mega Millions $656 million jackpot. While the group didn’t take home the multi-state game’s record-high top prize, one of their tickets came very close after matching the first five numbers drawn (02-04-23-38-46) and missing only the Mega Ball (23).

Each member of the group pitched in $10 toward the ticket pool and today are celebrating their $250,000 second prize win by splitting it 22 ways.

The north of Boston and New Hampshire residents are one of five ticket holders in Massachusetts whose Mega Millions dreams came just one number short of winning the jackpot. They are the third of the five winners to come forward and claim their prize.

Victoria Flett of Reading visited the Massachusetts Lottery’s Braintree headquarters this afternoon to claim the $250,000 prize on behalf of the group. Flett couldn’t say what the others planned to do with their winnings, but the stay-at-home mom said she intends to pay some bills with her share and put the remainder in the bank.

The group played their quik pic Mega Millions numbers at West Street Mobil located at 4 West Street in Reading. The store received a $2,500 commission for selling the winning ticket.

Robert Yu of Somerville is one of five ticket holders in Massachusetts who came just one number shy of winning Friday night’s record $656 million Mega Millions jackpot. Yu visited the Massachusetts Lottery’s Braintree headquarters this morning to claim his $250,000 prize. He is the first Friday’s winners to come forward.

Yu received the prize in a one-time lump sum payment, receiving $175,000 after tax withholdings. The chemist plans to use the winnings to pay off his student loans and put a down payment on a house.

He played his winning Mega Millions quik pic numbers at Tedeschi #441 located at 90 Washington Street in Somerville. The store will receive a $2,500 commission on the sale.