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Peabody Man Wins $1 Million On Scratch Ticket

Kevin Carr purchased the winning ticket at One Stop Mart on Aborn Street in Peabody.

Kevin Carr of Peabody plans to use some of his winning to buy a new truck.
Kevin Carr of Peabody plans to use some of his winning to buy a new truck. (Massachusetts State Lottery)

PEABODY, MA — A Peabody man was the first $1 million winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery's new "$1,000,000 Winter Ice" instant game. Kevin Carr purchased the winning ticket at One Stop Mart on Aborn Street in Peabody and chose a one-time payment of $650,000, before taxes. The store will receive $10,000 for selling the winning ticket.

Carr plans to use some of his winning to buy a new truck. There are still two, unclaimed $1 million prizes in the game.

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