RAYNHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - A Massachusetts man on his way home for lunch was detoured due to road closures so he decided to stop at a gas station, where he purchased a $20 scratch ticket that turned out to be a $10 million prize winner, lottery officials said.
Peter Levesque, of Taunton, didn’t expect to hit a detour but his decision to visit the Stop N Go Express on Broadway in Raynham was life-changing, to say the least.
Levesque won his $10 million prize in the lottery’s “$10,000,000 Big Money” instant game. He chose the cash option on his prize and received a one-time payment of $6.5 million.
Levesque told the lottery that he plans to use his winnings to either build or buy a new home.
There are two additional $10 million prizes and four $1 million prizes still available in the Bay State.
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