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Bridgeport Resident Wins $25,000 With CT Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket

The lucky ticket was purchased in Bridgeport, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

BRIDGEPORT, CT — An unnamed Bridgeport resident is $25,000 richer this week after claiming a winning lottery ticket purchased locally, the Connecticut Lottery announced.

On Nov. 26, the person claimed a winning "$" ticket that was bought at Wheels gas station on Madison Avenue in Bridgeport.

The Connecticut Lottery publishes partial winner information as public record, according to officials.

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The game, which costs $10 per ticket, began in June, and as of Monday, one grand prize of $100,000 remained unclaimed. Two second-place prizes of $25,000 were also unclaimed.

More than 1.5 million game tickets have been printed, and the overall odds of winning are 1 in 3.37.

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