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Jose Carrasco, who works as a baker, claimed his prize on Thursday, choosing to receive a one-time cash payment of $650,000 before taxes.
Add another log to the fire of the feud between Massachusetts and New York.
A man from New York visited his friend in Massachusetts, played the lottery and won $1 million.
American Food Markets, located at 1187 Blue Hill Ave. in Mattapan, sold a ticket for the 100 X Cash scratch-off game to Jose Carrasco of Corona, New York, according to Massachusetts Lottery. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling it.
Carrasco, who works as a baker, claimed his prize on Thursday, choosing to receive a one-time cash payment of $650,000 before taxes.
He has no plans on how to use his money yet, he told the Massachusetts Lottery.
New York man scooped the $1 million final prize from the $10 scratch-off game. However, one lucky lottery player can still claim the $4 million that remains to be claimed as of September 15.
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