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Bridgeport Resident Wins $50,000 With CT Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket
The lucky ticket was bought in Stratford, according to the Connecticut Lottery.
BRIDGEPORT, CT — An unnamed Bridgeport resident is $50,000 richer this week after claiming a winning lottery ticket purchased in Stratford, the Connecticut Lottery announced.
On Friday, the person claimed a winning 5X The Money 18th Edition ticket that was bought at Nilkanth Stratford on Broadbridge Avenue.
The Connecticut Lottery publishes partial winner information as public record, according to officials.
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The game, which costs $5 per ticket, began in June, and as of Monday, six grand prizes of $50,000 remained unclaimed.
More than 5.2 million game tickets have been printed, and the overall odds of winning are 1 in 3.63.
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