Woman Becomes First $2M Winner In MA Lottery's New Game

MASSACHUSETTS — The first $2 million winner in Massachusetts' newest lottery game was a Georgia woman, according to lottery officials.

The Norcross woman was given a $25,000,000 Mega Money instant ticket by her father, a gift that resulted in the woman claiming a one-time payment of $1.3 million before taxes, Massachusetts Lottery officials said in a May 28 announcement.

She plans to use her massive prize to buy a house and attend college, lottery officials said.

The winning ticket was bought at East Boston Corner Market in the 200 block of London Street in East Boston, lottery officials said. The market will receive a $20,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, they added.

The $25,000,000 Mega Money game went into play on May 13. It includes three additional prizes of $2 million and three grand prizes of $25,000,000.

Players can win prizes ranging from $100 to $50,000 in the game's second chance drawings, lottery officials said.

Other recent lottery winners were a Methuen man, the victor of the $100 a Week for Life $1 instant ticket game, and an Attleboro man, who won $2 million in the Lifetime Millions instant ticket game.

Online winning tickets with a prize between $601 and $5,000 can be claimed using the lottery's mobile app, according to the Massachusetts Lottery website. Any prize up to or more than $50,000 can be claimed using the online winner form for mailing.

Furthermore, prizes of at least $103,000 must be claimed at the state lottery's headquarters in Dorchester. Any prizes up to $601 up to and including $103,000 can be claimed at any lottery office in Massachusetts.

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