Massachusetts woman to buy new car after winning $1M prize on $5 scratch ticket

SALEM, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman says she plans to buy a new car after she won a $1 million prize on a $5 scratch ticket.

Nancy Diamond, of Salem, chose the cash option on her “$1,000,000 Stacks of Cash” prize and received a one-time payment of $650,000, according to the Massachusetts Lottery Commission.

Diamond told the Lottery that she was going to use some of her winnings to purchase a new vehicle.

She bought the winning ticket at Nicole’s Food Store on Essex Street in Salem.

The store receives a $10,000 bonus for the sale of this ticket.

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