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$1 Million MA Lottery Winner Cashes In On Gift From A Friend
A Worcester man told the Massachusetts State Lottery: "It still doesn't feel real."
WEST BOYLSTON, MA — How would you feel if the gift of a lottery ticket to a friend turned into a $1 million winner?
How would you really feel?
That's a question for the friend of a Worcester man who received a Massachusetts State Lottery "$10,000,000 Bonanza" instant ticket game ticket and scratched off the $1 million prize.
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Matthew Tracy chose the cash option on his prize and received a one-time payment of $650,000 (before taxes).
Tracy told the Mass State Lottery that it still doesn’t feel real that he won and that he has no plans for his winnings yet.
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He purchased his winning ticket at Wachusett Farms, 106 Worcester Street in West Boylston.
The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for its sale of this ticket.
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