Local Convenience Store Sells Winning Lottery Ticket for $710,000Local Convenience Store Sells Winning Lottery Ticket for $710,000 A recent lottery drawing in Massachusetts has made a Bristol County resident a millionaire. Coogan Smith 2024 Clients’ Trust One purchased a winning ticket at Pick ‘N Pay in North Attleborough, claiming the $710,000 jackpot prize from the Megabucks drawing held on May 22, 2024. The winning ticket was purchased by trustee Stephen Withers Jr., who chose the cash option for the prize, receiving a lump sum payment of $710,000 before taxes. The convenience store where the ticket was sold will receive a $7,100 bonus for its sale. This is the third Megabucks jackpot win since the game’s redesign in November 2023, which aimed to improve odds and increase prize winnings. By reducing the number of choices from 49 to 44, the odds of winning the jackpot have increased significantly. Monday drawings have also been added to the weekly schedule. The Lottery’s Megabucks game offers three drawings per week, on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Mondays. Players choose six numbers from a field of 44, and prizes are awarded for matching varying numbers. With its updated format, the Megabucks game continues to provide players with exciting opportunities to win big.
A Bristol County convenience store recently sold a winning ticket worth nearly 3/4 of a million dollars.
Coogan Smith 2024 Clients’ Trust One has claimed the $710,000 jackpot prize that was at stake in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Megabucks drawing that took place Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
The trust, represented by trustee Stephen Withers Jr., chose the cash option on the prize and received a one-time payment of $710,000 (before taxes).
The winning ticket was purchased at Pick ‘N Pay located at 54 South Washington St. in North Attleborough. The store will receive a $7,100 bonus for its sale of this ticket.
This is the third Megabucks jackpot won since the game was redesigned on November 12, 2023, to bring more value to players, with better odds of winning, a higher average jackpot, and double the winnings for all non-jackpot prize tiers. Monday drawings were added to the traditional lineup of Wednesday and Saturday drawings.
By reducing the numbers to choose from in the game from 49 to 44, the odds of winning the jackpot went from 1 in 13,983,826 to 1 in 7,059,052.
