Massachusetts
Salem woman wants to help family with $1 million lottery prize
SALEM, Mass. (WWLP) – A woman from Salem has become the winner of a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$4,000,000 Monopoly Doubler” $10 instant ticket game.
Francisca Uceta De Placencio of Salem chose to receive her prize in cash and received a one-time payment of $650,000, before taxes. De Placencio told the Massachusetts Lottery that she plans on investing and helping her family with her winnings.
The winning ticket was purchased at Armas Convenience Store on Jefferson Avenue in Salem. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for the sale of the winning ticket.
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