And The Winner Of That $2.2 Million Lotto Prize Is ... A Manchester Player

MANCHESTER, CT — It turns out that the player who captured a $2.2 million payoff in June in the CT Lottery's Lotto game is from Manchester — and so is the vendor that sold the ticket.

The CT Lottery Friday didn't identify the man's name (anonymity is an option for winners of more than $10,000), but did say he was from the Silk City.

The winner told CT Lottery officials that he is a longtime lottery player who picks his own numbers based on family birthdays.

"I am very happy and thank God for this win,” said the player, who added the first person he talked to about the prize was his nearly 100-year-old mother.

The player says he plans to use the winnings to go to India to visit his family and will continue to play the CT Lottery.

The winning ticket was sold at Mack’s Wine & Liquor on Hartford Road in Manchester for the June 27 drawing. The numbers that Friday night were 2-4-13-18-34-38.

The winner purchased the ticket about an hour before the draw time.

For selling the winning ticket, Mack’s Wine & Liquor will receive a $10,000 bonus.

According to the Connecticut Lottery, a $2.2 million jackpot is paid out as an annuity in 21 equal payments or someone can choose the ticket cash value of $1,478,992.

Also in the drawing, four people won $2,716, a total of 226 people won $56, and a total of 3,657 players won $2, according to the CT Lottery.

The Overall odds of winning some type of prize in the Lotto game are 1 in 39.3. Jackpot odds are 1 in 7,059,052.