Rhode Island
Newport Woman, Middletown Man Win $50K on RI Lottery's 50th Birthday
NEWPORT, RI — Fifty years ago Tuesday, on May 21, 1974, the Rhode Island Lottery launched its first game called “The Lot.”
Tickets were $0.50. Coincidently, on the Rhode Island Lottery’s 50th birthday, one $50,000 winning “Green Cash Blast” Instant Ticket was claimed, and one $50,000 Powerball prize remains unclaimed.
Lottery officials said a woman from Newport and a man from Middletown cashed in on their $50,000 “Green Cash Blast” Instant Ticket purchased from 7-Eleven at 775 Cranston St. in Providence.
Someone else also woke up $50,000 richer after Monday night’s Powerball drawing. Check your Powerball tickets, especially if you purchased yours from Game of Smokes at 603 Washington St. in Coventry.
The winning ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball number to win $50,000.
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