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Wallingford Resident Wins $750,000 Lottery Prize
The big win came on a scratch ticket, according to the Connecticut Lottery.
WALLINGFORD/NORTH HAVEN, CT — A Wallingford resident won $750,000 by purchasing a winning lottery ticket in North Haven, according to the Connecticut Lottery.
On Aug. 5, a Wallingford resident, who wished to remain anonymous, purchased a 200X lottery ticket from the Big Y Express 139 in North Haven and won $750,000, according to lottery officials.
The CT Lottery has changed its policy on announcing winners by not including the winners’ full names on the list in order to protect them from potential scams, according to officials.
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