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$6.8 Million Winning CT Lottery Ticket Sold In Groton
The lucky ticket is from a drawing earlier this year, according to the Connecticut Lottery.
GROTON, CT — An unnamed winner claimed a $6.8 million Lotto! lottery prize this week, the fifth-largest jackpot in the game's, the Connecticut Lottery announced.
The winning ticket was bought in Groton at the Big Y World Class Market on Poquonnock Road for the Feb. 3 drawing. See below.
The Connecticut Lottery no longer publishes winners’ names without their written consent, in accordance with Sec. 3(d) of Public Act 25-112, according to officials.
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Overall odds of winning a Lotto! jackpot are 1 in 7,059,052, officials said.
The winning Lotto! drawing can be seen here: https://youtu.be/G1-vZgaJ7sw?si=zE8FA1NQoW5mooU1
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Additionally, seven other tickets from the Feb. 3 drawing matched five of the six winning numbers, and each won a prize of $2,263.
Players are encouraged to double-check their tickets, as prizes from drawings must be claimed within 180 calendar days of the drawing.
— Image of the $6.8 million winning Lotto! ticket. Image credit: Connecticut Lottery
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