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Durham Man Wins $1,000,000 Jackpot

Stefan Pagano bought the winning ticket to the Feb. 26 Classic Lotto drawing at the Price Chopper in Southington and will take home $537,330 after taxes.

 

A Durham man is the lucky winner of a $1,000,000 lottery jackpot.

Stephan Pagano's ticket matched all six of the winning Classic Lotto numbers drawn on Feb. 26. He purchased the ticket at the Price Chopper in Southington.

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Lotter officials said Pagano claimed the jackpot’s cash lump-sum prize for $786,721 at Lottery headquarters in Rocky Hill and received a check for $537,330 (after taxes). 

The store will receive $10,000 for selling the winning ticket.

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The chance of winning the Classic Lotto jackpot is approximately 1 in 7.1 million.


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