A winning $1 million lottery ticket sold from a convenience store in Holyoke was claimed on Wednesday, leaving just one $1 million prize and one grand prize left in the lottery game to be claimed, the Massachusetts State Lottery announced.
The lottery player bought their winning scratch ticket for $10 from the “$2,000,000 50X Cashword” game. The $1 million ticket was purchased at Stop & Go in Holyoke, the lottery’s site stated.
There is now one $1 million prize still left in the game to be claimed, and one grand prize worth $2 million still to be claimed. There have been nine $1 million tickets claimed since the game’s release on June 27, 2022, and four $2 million grand prize tickets claimed.
Overall, there were at least 590 lottery prizes worth $600 or more won or claimed in Massachusetts on Wednesday, including 15 in Springfield and 14 in Worcester.
The Massachusetts State Lottery releases a full list of all the winning tickets each day. The list only includes winning tickets worth more than $600.
The two largest lottery prizes won in the state of Massachusetts so far in 2023 were $33 million and $31 million Mega Millions jackpot prizes. The tickets were each sold a week apart.
The $33 million ticket for the Tuesday, Jan. 24 drawing was purchased from a Stop & Shop in Belchertown. The winner came forward to claim the prize on March 1 through the Skylark Group Trust.
The $31 million Mega Millions jackpot ticket was won on Jan. 31. The winning ticket was bought in Woburn from a Gibbs gas station, and the winner claimed the prize on March 8 through S & L Trust.