Someone walked out of the Stop & Shop on Freeport Street in Dorchester on Friday with a whole lot more than groceries. A $10 million Instant Millions scratch ticket sold there matched the game's top prize, according to the State Lottery's public winner postings. The Lottery has identified the retailer but has not released the player's name, and the sale was one of several big-money payouts reported across the Commonwealth that day.
Per the Massachusetts State Lottery, the $10,000,000 Instant Millions ticket was purchased at the Stop & Shop at 545 Freeport St. in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. The Lottery keeps a running daily winners list that spells out where large instant-ticket prizes were claimed and how much each ticket was worth.
As reported by NBC Boston, more than 50 players across Massachusetts won prizes of $5,000 or more on Friday, based on the state's published list. Local coverage has leaned on the Lottery's postings to pinpoint which stores sold the big winners and to remind everyone with a stack of old scratch tickets in a kitchen drawer to give them another look.
What winners and the retailer can expect
The retailer that sells a top instant-ticket prize typically receives a $50,000 bonus, and prizes above certain thresholds must be claimed in person at Lottery headquarters in Dorchester, reporting from WCVB notes. Recent $10 million claims in the state have often been handled through nominee trusts or by winners choosing a one-time cash payout instead of annuity installments.
If you think you might be holding a winner, the Massachusetts State Lottery posts the full winners list online and offers tools for players to verify tickets. For the full posted list of today's winners, see the Massachusetts State Lottery.
