BOSTON – A West Roxbury person is fortunate in love – and the lottery.
John Butler claimed a $100,000 Mass Dollars prize just 11 days ahead of it would have expired, the Massachusetts State Lottery mentioned.
He had bought the ticket approximately a year back before a excursion to Florida, and place it in a drawer exactly where it stayed forgotten for months. Fortunately, his spouse stated that she noticed a news tale about an unclaimed Mass Hard cash prize. Butler searched his household, and found the ticket matching all five numbers.
“We are thrilled that Mr. Butler’s wife noticed the Lottery announcement in the information about the unclaimed ticket! What a excellent reminder to keep your tickets in a safe and sound area and constantly make confident to look at them,” Treasurer Deb Goldberg said in a statement.
Butler purchased the ticket at a Star Market in Dedham. He plans to invest the winnings on property improvements.
Lottery gamers in Massachusetts have just one yr to claim their prizes before they expire, or else it goes back to the condition.
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