Top prize scratch off winner hits at connecticut convenience store
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Top prize scratch off winner hits at Connecticut convenience store

Top prize Connecticut Lottery ticket purchased at Bestway

ESSEX, CT — A Connecticut Lottery player is holding a top-prize winning 20X Cash 10th Edition scratch-off ticket after it was sold at an Essex retailer.

The winning ticket, worth $20,000, was sold Tuesday, July 21, at Bestway in Essex, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

Lottery officials have not released any information about the winner.

The 20X Cash 10th Edition is one of the Connecticut Lottery’s instant scratch-off games, with prizes awarded after winning tickets are validated.


Key Points

  • A top-prize winning 20X Cash 10th Edition scratch-off ticket was sold in Essex.
  • The winning ticket was purchased at Bestway.
  • Connecticut Lottery officials have not released information about the winner.
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