One lucky lottery player is now a multimillionaire after claiming their massive $4 million prize Friday from a ticket they bought for only $10 in Massachusetts.
The $4 million prize was won from an “EMERALDS 50X” scratch ticket bought at the convenience store Richdale on Railroad Street in Andover, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery’s website. The award amounts to $2.6 million before taxes.
The odds of winning $4 million, the highest prize that can be won in “EMERALDS 50X,” are one in 5.376 million. The odds of winning $1 million, the second-highest prize that can be won in the lottery game, are one in 2.304 million.
To play “EMERALDS 50X,” a player can buy a scratch ticket for $10 and match any of the numbers on their ticket to any of the winning numbers to win the prize shown. Getting certain symbols, such as the “necklace,” “ring,” or “star,” can allow players to earn prizes automatically or multiply their prize amounts.
The person who took home the $4 million prize was not the only lucky lottery player in Massachusetts on Friday. Someone else claimed $100,000 from a “MILLIONS” scratch ticket bought at Quickeez Beer, Wine, and Convenience Store in Carver.
Earlier this week, on Thursday, there were three $100,000 “Mass Cash” winners in three different towns in Massachusetts. On Wednesday, 11 Powerball players in the commonwealth won at least $50,000, including three that won $1 million. On Tuesday, one lucky player in the state claimed their $5 million prize, and on Monday, a $100,000 prize was won off a ticket sold in North Billerica and a $200,000 prize was won off a ticket sold in Beverly.
Every day, the State Lottery releases a list of all the winning tickets sold in Massachusetts worth more than $600. Overall, there were 630 winning lottery tickets worth at least $600 sold in the state Friday, including 12 in Springfield, 32 in Worcester and 39 in Boston.
The two largest lottery prizes won in Massachusetts in 2023 so far were the $33 million and $31 million “Mega Millions” jackpots that were each sold a week apart in January.
The $33 million ticket for the Tuesday, Jan. 24 drawing was bought at a Stop & Shop in Belchertown. The winner of the monumental award claimed their prize on March 1 through the Skylark Group Trust.
The $31 million jackpot was won on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The winning ticket was bought at a Gibbs gas station in Woburn. The winner did not claim their significant prize until March 8 through S & L Trust.
