06/28/09 One winner in Connecticut hit all 6 numbers Saturday. 3 $200K cash winner hit 5 of the 6 numbers, in Arizona, Florida and Missouri.
06/16/09 Kenneth Blount is the 1st winner for $2,000 a week for the rest of his life for playing the Lucky-4-Life lotto. The Quick Mart on 1030 Litchfield Road in Watertown sold this winning lotto ticket.
One winning ticket in South Dakota. The name of the town were this ticket was sold is "Winner", no shit. They hit all 6 numbers on Wednesday nite for that $232.1 million jackpot.
4 $1 million cash winners hit 5 white numbers and had the PowerPlay option. one winner in Arizona, 2 Powerball winners in Connecticut, one in Kentucky.
05/22/2009 Jeri Buonincontra Becomes 3rd CT Lottery Jackpot Winner This Year. The winning numbers for 05/12/09 08 14 23 25 27 35. His winning numbers had special significance to him. Buonincontra arrived at Lottery Headquarters in Rocky Hill with his family shortly after learning he had won. After consulting with a financial advisor Buonincontra chose the cash lump sum value of $985,873, The Citgo Mart on New Haven Avenue in Derby sold this winning lotto ticket.
04/27/09 Lacey Cappello of West Haven wins $10,000 CT Lottery Prize Lacey Cappello West Haven won $10,000 win on the CT Lottery’s newest draw game, Lucky-4-Life. The Grocery / Deli Shoppe 908 Howard Avenue in New Haven sold this winning lotto ticket.
03/11/09 $3,000,000 Platinum Spectacular lottery This new game starts at 3/11/9 The top prizes of $3,000,000, 4 in total. 10 $100,000 jackpot. 20 Chances to Win per ticket Game Start: 03/11/2009 Last Day to Redeem: TBA Price: $30 each 3,000,000 Overall Odds: 1 in 3.56
01/25/09 Denise and Kevin McQuade hit the Powerball lotto for $1,000,000 and had used the PowerPlay option. Then, like so many other people in today’s workplace, Kevin was laid off from his job. Just when things seemed like they couldn’t get any worse, lady luck appeared when Kevin purchased a Powerball ticket for the 01/21/09 drawing and won $1,000,000.
The winning Powerball numbers for that date were 20-26-38-46-54. The Powerball was 23, and the Power Play Multiplier was 4. For matching five of the six numbers drawn, the McQuade’s won $200,000. Since McQuade Power Played his ticket, under the new and improved Powerball game that went into effect on January 4, 2009, his base prize was automatically multiplied by 5 for a prize value of $1,000,000. The Stop & Shop on Quality Street in Trumbull sold this winning Powerball lotto ticket, for a $2,000 selling bonus for the sale.
01/03/09 Charlotte Peters got more than she expected when having Lottery tickets purchased by her late husband checked at the grocery store. "It's certainly more than the $2 I'm used to winning," Peters said as she spoke with Lottery officials who greeted her. Charlotte Peters claimed her winnings at the Rocky Hill state lotto headquarters. Mrs. Peters has not yet made plans for the windfall. The 7-Eleven store at 29 Mill Plain Road in Danbury sold this winning lotto ticket. They will get a seller's bonus of $10,000.
Schedule of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation Board of Directors Meetings Board meetings will be held at the offices of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation at 777 Brook Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. Thursday, January 22, 2009 1:30pm Thursday, February 5, 2009 1:30pm Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:30pm Thursday, May 7, 2009 1:30pm
12/12/08 Bessette purchased his winning ticket at Rollie’s Variety store in Thompson. Bessette had the lottery clerk scan and validate his ticket. Bessette arrived with his family at CT Lottery headquarters in Rocky Hill to claim his $25,000 prize
Terence Brick Wins Top Prize Playing CT Lottery Scratch Game Brick told lottery officials with a laugh. Rechecking the ticket to assure it was a top prize winner, Brick then grabbed his coat and drove directly to his parents house to share the good news. Brick and his father arrived at the CT Lottery headquarters to accept the first of many checks for $3,501 Brick will receive that prize amount every month for the rest of his life, with a guaranteed total minimum payout of $1,000,000. I'm going to pay some bills and look to buy a house, Brick told Lottery officials. The Rocky Hill Exxon gas station 414 Cromwell Avenue in Rocky Hill sold this winning lotto ticket. Rocky Hill Exxon will receive a $10,000 bonus check from the CT Lottery.
10/28/08 Ted Cormier of Burlington, CT played a single Max-A-Millions CT lotto ticket instantly won $2,000,000 top prizes.When I first saw the $2,000,000 I thought to myself, ‘this can't be right,’ said Ted with a laugh. Cormier arrived at Lottery headquarters in Rocky Hill with his family to validate the winner. Cumberland Farms 291 Spielman Highway in Burlington sold this winning ticket.
While in line at the Shaw’s Grocery customer service desk in Fairfield, Rose Marks of Bridgeport almost decided to step away before buying a Powerball Quick Pick ticket for the Saturday, 09/20/2008 lotto drawing. But, my feet didn't move, Rose said. Instead, she waited for the one ticket she planned to buy, a $2 Powerball with PowerPlay ticket. Rose’s patience paid off with a $1,000,000 prize for hitting 5 of the 6 numbers drawn that night.
With the Powerplay option Rose’s prize automatically increased to $1,000,000 because the multiplier drawn that night was 5. Rose shared her plans for the prize money, to spread it among her children and her many grand and great-grandchildren. Her advice to others, "take a chance"”
08/15/08 PowerPlay paid big Ronald Gintowt, who won $800,000 in a recent Powerball Lottery drawing. Five of the winning numbers Gintowt selected for his ticket matched those drawn. Gintowt made quick business of claiming his prize at the Lottery corporation’s Rocky Hill headquarters today. Winning numbers for the August 13 Powerball drawing were: 05-10-19-23-31, the Powerball number was 26, and the PowerPlay Multiplier was 4.
7/16/08 Linda Mullally of Waterbury won $50,000 playing $50,000 Riches
Orange Senior Center 06/19/08 10:30 AM Scratch Games from A to Z / Accepting Social Responsibility Speaker: Bill Hennessey Orange, CT Norwalk Exchange Club on 08/08/08 7:30 PM A Balance of Raising Money / Accepting Social Responsibility Bill Hennessey as speaker Norwalk, CT
Colleen and Jim Fraccola of Darien, Connecticut matched all 5 white ball numbers, which normally pays out $200,000. but with their Power play option that $200,000 was multiplied to $2 million as the special promo number "10" came up.
05/9/2008 Connecticut Lottery tickets can't be purchased, validated or cashed on Sunday while the Connecticut Lottery implements a major upgrade to its software system. The system will be down beginning at 10:59 p.m. Saturday immediately following the Powerball drawing through 10 a.m. on Sunday. Anne M. Noble, president and CEO of CT Lottery, said the upgrade will allow for implementing state-of-the-art gaming technology known as the "Wave," which will provide faster processing, easier reporting systems, age verification checker and ability for consumers to check their own tickets via a "Ticket Checker" validation system. Lottery game drawings will be held on Sunday as planned. Lotto results for the weekend drawings will be posted to the lottery's web site, and on the 860-713-2000.
Lightning protection company employee experiences a hit of his own The odds of being hit by lightning are 576,000 to one, while the chance to win the CT Lottery’s Classic Lotto jackpot are more than 12 times greater, at 7.1 million to 1. Yet, for Torrington resident Jim Seitz, who is employed in the lightning protection industry, winning the March 18 Lotto jackpot worth $5,511,009 was a jolt he didn't mind experiencing.
Connecticut’s Newest Millionaires, Jim and Jean Seitz, today claimed the Classic Lotto jackpot they won, at Connecticut Lottery headquarters in New Britain. Their ticket was the only one sold statewide that had the jackpot winning combination for that night’s Lotto drawing. It’s a matter of habit for Jim Seitz to stop by the Winsted Road Mobil Station in South Torrington each Tuesday and Friday before the game’s drawing, and then to check the numbers on his ticket in the next day’s news. Jim noticed the first number on his Quick Pick Lotto ticket was a match. The second number matched as well. And, the third. Seeing a fourth number match, Jim was pleased, thinking he'd won a prize of around $40. It was then that he realized that all six numbers on his ticket matched those in the paper, and the jackpot win was his. Jim and Jean relied on the Connecticut Lottery’s web site to check their numbers again, against the results shown there. About a dozen times, Jim joked when asked about verifying the numbers. Searching the site, they located information about steps to take if you're a winner, which includes encouraging winners to seek professional legal and financial planning advice.
That advice helped the Seitz’s to determine a one-time cash lump sum payment, rather than a 21-year annuity option, would most suit their long-term financial needs and goals. The jackpot’s lump sum value was $3,400,807. Federal and state taxes (25% and 5% respectively) brought the net amount of their prize to $2,380,568. We are pleased that, like the vast majority of our jackpot winners, Jim and Jean have taken a thoughtful approach to planning for their future. We applaud their actions, and wish them all the best as they venture into this new phase of their lives, noted Anne M. Noble, President and CEO of the Lottery.
February 15, 2008 -- Connecticut Lottery officials today announced that Abe Najamy of Danbury is the newest Win for Life, Edition 14 scratch game top prize winner. As the latest in a long line of Win for Life scratch game top prize winners, Najamy secured himself $5,000 every month ($3,501 after taxes) for the rest of his life, with a guaranteed minimum payout of $1 million. Najamy’s winning ticket was purchased at Jimmies Market, located at 38 Germantown Road in Danbury. For selling the winning Win for Life ticket, Jimmies Market will receive a $10K bonus check from the CT Lottery. By Najamy claiming the last top prize in Win for Life, the CT Lottery will immediately begin sales for Win for Life, Edition 15 with four more top prizes up for grabs— each worth $5,000 a month for life for the lucky winner! About the CT Lottery Win for Life Game: Since its start in January 1998, there have been 39 top prize Win for Life winners.
Kent Resident’s Giant Win Feels Twice as Good February 4, 2008 -- When Gilbert Case of Kent arrived at CT Lottery headquarters in New Britain Monday morning, he was in good spirits; Case came to claim the Cash5 $100,000 top prize from the Sunday, February 3 drawing. The lottery staff noted that Case looked familiar. That’s when Case confirmed that he had won $100,000 once before playing Cash5 in February 2006. I can't believe I did it again, Case told lottery officials. I didn't see the drawing last night, said Case. This morning, Case’s girlfriend handed him the local newspaper where he quickly learned that the Cash5 numbers he selected the day before matched the winning numbers drawn. Last night was a great night, said Case, a big NY Giants fan, but winning Cash5 again was just icing on the cake. The winning Cash5 numbers drawn on February 3, 2008 were 17 18 20 33 35. There were a total of 3,746 winning tickets sold statewide whose values ranged from $2 to $100,000 each. The overall odds of winning the top prize in Cash5 are 1 in 324,632.
Case was all smiles when he accepted a prize check for $70,000 (the prize value after taxes) from lottery officials. I plan on investing the money, or maybe buy a home down south near my family in Virginia, said Case. Case purchased his top prize winning ticket at A.M. Citgo located at 954 Main Street in Winsted the same lottery retailer where he purchased his first Cash5 top prize winning ticket two years ago. A.M. Citgo will receive a $1,000 bonus check from the CT Lottery for selling the ticket. In 2007, there were 93 top prize winners in Cash5 with a total of more than $8.7 million in top prizes paid.
January 17, 2008 Frank Antancio of Shelton is beginning his new year with a bounce in his step and $20,000 in his pocket after winning the 11th of 54 top prizes in the CT Lottery scratch game 20X The Cash, 2nd Edition. While on his way to work Thursday morning, Antancio stopped at Wooster Street Market in Shelton to pick up coffee and donuts for his co-workers; while there, he purchased a scratch ticket. I don't play very often, just once in awhile, said Antancio. The first ticket was a winner… so was the second, as well as the third. Antancio decided to make one final purchase. That’s when I picked the 20X The Cash, said Antancio of his $20 ticket selection. When Antancio scratched the latex off the surface of the ticket, he thought he had a $1,000 winner. Antancio gave the ticket to the lottery agent to be scanned and verified. He told me that I didn't win $1,000, instead I won 20 times the prize; I won $20,000, Antancio said with a big grin. I've never won a prize this big, said Antancio.
Later that day, Antancio arrived at Lottery headquarters in New Britain to accept a check for $14,006 (the prize value after taxes). Antancio did not hesitate to answer when asked of his plans for the prize money. My daughter just graduated from college, so I'm giving half of the prize to her, he said. For selling Antancio’s top prize winning ticket, Wooster Street Market, located at 70 Wooster Street in Shelton, will receive a $200 bonus check from the CT Lottery. There are 44 more top prizes available in the game 20X The Cash, 2nd Edition. The overall chance to win a prize is 1 in 4.03.
John Lorusso, is presented with a ceremonial check from Interim CT Lottery President CEO, John Ramadei and CT Lottery Claims Assistant, Robin Raboin.