Worcester woman wins $1 million while buying Powerball ticket

  • A Worcester woman buying a Powerball ticket recently picked a $1 million winning scratch ticket at the same time.
     
    Melissa Lavin was buying a Powerball ticket at Star Pizza & Variety at 1280 Grafton Street in Worcester when she decided to take a chance on a $20 "$10,000,000 Bonus Wins" ticket that was the last one in the book. 

    It was the winning ticket.
     
    Lavin chose to receive her prize in the form of a one-time payment of $650,000 (before taxes).

    The store receives a $10,000 bonus for selling the lucky ticket.

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