1st $1M prize claimed from Mass. Lottery’s new $50 scratch ticket

BOSTON — The new “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” scratch ticket released by the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission in February has sold its first prize worth $1 million, officials announced Thursday.

Jary Rodriguez Temac, of Boston, claimed her prized alongside her husband at Lottery headquarters in Dorchester on Wednesday. She chose the cash option on her prize and received a one-time payment of $650,000.

Temac purchased her winning ticket at Neptune Liquors at 1 Neptune Rd. in East Boston. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for its sale of this ticket.

Billion Dollar Extravaganza offers over $1 billion in total winnings and features the largest instant win prize in Mass Lottery history - $25 million. In total, there are three $25 million prizes, five $2 million prizes, and 15 $1 million prizes.

Since the game went on sale on Feb. 7, there have been over 540,000 winning tickets redeemed, with prizes totaling over $83 million.

The odds of winning a prize in the game are 1 in 4.10.

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