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North Kingstown Man Wins $50K On Rhode Island Lottery Ticket

Rhode Island Lottery officials say the North Kingstown man will use the prize money to buy his wife a new car.

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Lottery officials said the man won $50,000 playing the "Rhode Island Cash" instant game. He bought the winning ticket at Yorktown Market at 6769 Post Road in North Kingstown.
Lottery officials said the man won $50,000 playing the "Rhode Island Cash" instant game. He bought the winning ticket at Yorktown Market at 6769 Post Road in North Kingstown. (Rhode Island Lottery)

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — A North Kingstown man had a stroke of good luck, when he recently won $50,000 on a scratch ticket, Rhode Island Lottery officials said Monday.

Lottery officials said the man won $50,000 playing the "Rhode Island Cash" instant game. He bought the winning ticket at Yorktown Market at 6769 Post Road in North Kingstown.

According to lottery officials, the man will use his prize money to buy his wife a new car.

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