Danbury Man Wins Gigantic Scratch Game Payout

DANBURY, CT — A Danbury resident joined a very exclusive club recently ... the Millionaires Club.

The Connecticut Lottery Corp. said Thursday the unidentified male resident won $2 million playing the CT Lottery’s ‘$2,000,000 Jackpot’ scratch game.

At $20 to play, the scratch game's maximum payout is $2 million.

The winning ticket was purchased at Jimmie’s Market on Germantown Road in Danbury on Wednesday, Jan. 21.

For selling the winning ticket, Jimmie’s Market will receive a $20,000 bonus, CT Lotto officials said.

According to CT Lotto, the winner calls himself a “numbers guy” and said he likes to watch for patterns when he plays, pairing that strategy with what he describes as a strong instinct for winning.

After all, this wasn’t his first brush with lottery luck, according to the Connecticut Lottery Corp.

In recent years, he’s also won $25,000 through a 2nd Chance drawing and $1,000 playing another scratch game.

The winner said the prize will give his retirement plans “an extra shot in the arm,” while also allowing him to make charitable donations, finish paying one son’s college education, and pay off another son’s car loan, wrote CT Lotto.

For a list of recent CT Lottery winners, click on this link.