Two people claimed $250,000 prizes in Massachusetts on Monday — and both prizes were from the same game.
Called “$250,000 Winter Winnings," the $20 scratch ticket game was released on Wednesday last week. Three $250,000 grand prizes have already been claimed as of Oct. 21.
One of the winning tickets was sold at Variety Smoke Shop in Bridgewater, while the other was sold at Corner Cupboard in Chelmsford.
Overall, at least 615 prizes worth $600 or more were won or claimed in Massachusetts on Monday, including 14 in Springfield, 20 in Worcester and 46 in Boston.
The Massachusetts State Lottery releases a full list of winning tickets every day. The list only includes winning tickets worth more than $600.
The largest lottery prize won so far this year was worth $1 million a year for li