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Local Man Scratches Up Million-Dollar WinBy Tammy Daniels - December 10, 2007
 | | Fred R. Read, left, Donna Grover and Lottery Executive Director Mark Cavanagh. |
ADAMS - A lucky county man hit the big time Sunday morning on a $20 instant game ticket.
Fred R. Read, a retired Pittsfield resident, claimed his million-dollar win at Lottery headquarters in Braintree on Monday.
Big Y Supermarket store manager Steven Gigliotti said the ticket was a Billion Dollar Blockbuster.
The man, whom he knew only as "Fred," came back to the store to inform workers of the win and to buy flowers for his girlfriend, said Gigliotti.
"In a small town like this, news spreads quick, so people started coming in to buy tickets," he said. "Within three hours, we had another winner for $10,000."
The store will be credited with 1 percent of the million-dollar win, or $10,000.
The Massachusetts Lottery began selling the $20 tickets on Sept. 25, launching the nation's biggest scratch ticket game. Players will win more than $1 billion in prizes, including 10 instant winners of $10,000,000. Two of the top prizes have been claimed.
Read won the second prize of $1 million to be paid out in $50,000 increments over 20 years. Of the 130 expected million-dollar winners, more than 20 have claimed their prize. The chances of winning are 1 in a half-million; more than 6 million prizes ranging from $40 to the $10,000,000 will be awarded.
The game is expected to bring in more than $154 million in local aid for cities and towns.
Gigliotti said this was the biggest winning ticket sold at the store in his four years there.
This article was updated on Dec. 12, 2007.
Tammy Daniels can be reached at tdaniels@iberkshires.com or 413-663-3384, Ext. 29. |
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