$1.6 Million Winning CT Lottery Ticket Sold In Waterbury

Naugatuck CT

27 April, 2022

6:26 PM

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WATERBURY, CT — An unnamed person is the lucky winner of a Connecticut lottery prize of $1,605,524 from a LOTTO! ticket purchased in Waterbury, the Connecticut Lottery announced. The winning numbers were 6, 7, 11, 24, 36, 42; the actual prize was for $2 million, but the estimated cash value is the $1.6 million figure. According to lottery officials, the winning ticket was purchased at the BJ's Wholesale Club on Reidville Drive in Waterbury for the Wednesday drawing. "Until the individual or group presents their winning ticket for claim at CT Lottery Headquarters, the identity of a winner is unknown," officials said in a statement. The game, which costs $1 per wager, requires matching all six randomly chosen numbers to win the grand prize. Overall odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 7,059,052. Winners can choose to receive their payout either as a $2 million annuity, or the estimated cash value of $1,605,524. The next LOTTO! drawing is Friday; the jackpot is $1 million, with an estimated cash value of $803,000.