First $1M prize claimed in Mass. from new 'Ghostbusters' lottery game
Someone in Massachusetts claimed a $1 million lottery prize from a new "Ghostbusters" themed lottery game.
"Ghostbusters" scratch tickets hit shelves of convenience stores across the state on Sept. 9. Tickets cost $5 each to play.
A winning $1 million "Ghostbusters" ticket sold at a Quick Pic shop in Agawam was claimed on Monday.
This was the first $1 million prize to be claimed in the game, leaving two remaining as of Sept. 23.
Additionally, two other people won or claimed $100,000 prizes on Monday. One was from a winning "$15,000,000 Colossal Millions" ticket, and was sold at Sturbridge Noble LLC.
The other was from a winning "Mass Cash" ticket bought for the evening drawing. The winning numbers for the drawing were 6, 9, 13, 31 and 33, and the ticket was sold at Kristina Variety in Waltham.
Overall, at least 948 prizes worth $600 or more were won or claimed in Massachusetts on Tuesday, including 37 in Springfield, 43 in Worcester and 101 in Boston.
The Massachusetts State Lottery releases a full list of winning tickets every day. The list only includes winning tickets worth more than $600.
The largest lottery prize won so far this year was worth $1 million a year for life, from a winning "Lifetime Millions" scratch ticket sold in Springfield and claimed in July.
Massachusetts State Lottery
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