Massachusetts lottery players won or claimed well over $3.4 million worth of prizes on Monday, including two top prizes from new holiday scratch ticket games.
There were three $1 million prizes claimed in total on Monday from scratch ticket games.
One winning ticket was sold in Springfield from Quality Fuel & Mart, and was from the “$1,000,000 Ultimate 7″ scratch ticket game. This was the first $1 million prize to be claimed in the game.
Another $1 million prize was from the “$2,500,000 Merry & Bright” scratch ticket game released on Oct. 15. The game costs $10 per ticket to play, and this was the first $1 million prize to be claimed. The winning ticket was sold at a Sunoco gas station in Abington.
The third $1 million prize claimed was from the “$1,000,000 Merry & Bright” scratch ticket game, also released on Oct. 15. The game costs $5 per ticket to play, and it was the first $1 million prize claimed. The winning ticket was sold in Taunton at Regal Liquor & Food Mart.
A $100,000 prize was also claimed from a winning “Diamond Deluxe” scratch ticket sold at a Speedway in Tewksbury.
In addition, three lottery players won $100,000 during the “Mass Cash” drawing on Monday. The winning numbers for the drawing were 3, 5, 9, 17 and 19.
The winning tickets that matched all five numbers were sold at the following locations:
- East Ashland Liquors in Brockton
- The Corner Store in Everett
- Richdale in Amesbury
Overall, at least 670 prizes worth $600 or more were won or claimed in Massachusetts on Monday, including 13 in Springfield, 30 in Worcester and 60 in Boston.
The Massachusetts State Lottery releases a full list of winning tickets every day. The list only includes winning tickets worth more than $600.
So far, the largest lottery prize won in Massachusetts this year was worth $1 million a year for life.
The prize was from the lottery’s “Lifetime Millions” scratch ticket game. The winner claimed their prize through a trust on July 10, and opted to receive a one-time payment of $15.4 million.
