A Malden man won a $1 million prize after purchasing a lottery ticket at Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus, the Massachusetts State Lottery announced. Weiju Huang chose the cash option and received a one-time payment of $650,000, before taxes. Huang told lottery officials he plans to use the $4,000,000 Cash Doubler ticket winnings to pay for a new car.
A lucky New York Lottery player is holding a winning TAKE 5 ticket worth $17,370.50 after purchasing it at a neighborhood shop in Brooklyn, officials announced Wednesday. The ticket matched all five numbers in the TAKE 5 MIDDAY drawing held on Tuesday, August 26. It was sold at Mill Basin Convenience Store, located at 6122 Avenue U - a familiar stop for many local players in the Mill Basin section of Brooklyn.
The two winning tickets were for the Aug. 12 Win 4 drawings, with midday numbers 1, 3, 9, 0 and evening numbers 3, 8, 6, 9. The tickets were sold at Romi Cards & Gifts, also known as Card$mart, located at 3161 Amboy Road in Oakwood. According to the store, a single player won $5,000 on a $1 straight bet for the midday drawing and $12,500 on five $0.50 straight bets for the evening drawing, totaling $17,500 in prize winnings.
Winning tickets at or under $1 million can be redeemed at the main Florida Lottery office in Tallahassee or Florida Lottery district offices, which are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
