Springfield Woman Wins First $15M Scratch Card Prize
A Springfield woman has claimed the first $15 million grand prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery's "$15,000,000 Magnificent Millions" scratch ticket game, the lottery has confirmed.
Lori Morales bought the winning $30 ticket at a Cumberland Farms store on Memorial Drive in Chicopee. She chose the cash option on her prize, receiving a one-time payment of $9,750,000 before taxes rather than an annuity, and says she plans to buy a house and help family members with the winnings.
A Big Payout For A Small Retailer
The Chicopee store where Morales bought her ticket will receive a $50,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, a standard payout lottery retailers receive for top-tier prizes.
It is the kind of windfall that can meaningfully help a single convenience store, on top of the foot traffic scratch games like this one tend to draw once a big prize is confirmed still in play.
More Big Prizes Still Unclaimed
The Massachusetts State Lottery says two more $15 million grand prizes remain unclaimed in the Magnificent Millions game, along with eight $1 million prizes.
That should keep demand for the $30 ticket elevated among online casino and lottery players in the weeks ahead, since players will know the odds of a top prize still sitting in circulation are meaningfully better than when a game first launches with all its top prizes unclaimed.
What It Means For Players
Massachusetts consistently ranks among the highest-per-capita lottery-spending states in the country, and its portfolio of high-denomination instant games, such as the $30 Magnificent Millions ticket, is a major part of that revenue base, alongside proceeds that state law directs toward local aid for cities and towns.
A confirmed top-prize winner this early in a game's run, with two more $15 million prizes and eight $1 million prizes still unclaimed, is the kind of update the lottery typically highlights to keep demand for a specific ticket price point elevated through the remainder of its print run.
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