Connecticut player bags $1. 37m jackpot in stunning win
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Connecticut player bags $1.37M jackpot in stunning win

HARTFORD, CT – A lottery player in Hartford scored a life-changing win after hitting the $1,370,427 jackpot in the Connecticut Lottery’s LOTTO! game on March 31.

The winning ticket was sold at Tejeda Grocery Store Inc., located in Hartford. Connecticut Lottery officials confirmed the win and identified the game as LOTTO!, one of the state’s longest-running draw games offering rolling jackpots.

The winning numbers and full prize breakdown for the drawing have not yet been publicly released. The identity of the winner has also not been disclosed.

LOTTO! drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday. To win the jackpot, a player must match all six drawn numbers.

This is one of the largest LOTTO! prizes awarded in the state in recent months. Winners have 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prize.

Chris Quigley

Chris Quigley

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Chris Quigley is a graduate of Stockton State University and began her career at IN Jersey, the online news and media branch of the Asbury Park Press. She also worked at Monmouth Internet, the Ocean Signal Newspaper, and JTOWN Magazine during her career in both content management and operations.

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