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Wilmington Resident Wins $1 Million On Mass Lottery Scratch-Off
While she was waiting for her husband to get his hair cut, a Wilmington woman decided to play a scratch-off ticket.
WILMINGTON, MA — A Wilmington woman is the winner of a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery.
Mary Leary won playing the “$4,000,000 Diamonds” $10 instant ticket game.
Leary said that she scratched her winning ticket while her husband was getting his hair cut, according to Mass Lottery.
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She opted to receive her prize in the form of a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes. She said she plans to use some of her winnings to go on a vacation.
She purchased the winning ticket at Sunrise Market at 327 Main St. in Wilmington. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for its sale of this ticket.
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The odds of Leary winning the prize were 1 in 1.792 million. There are five $1 million prizes and two $4 million prizes remaining in the $4,000,000 Diamonds game, according to Mass Lottery.
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