Milford Retailer Sells Lucky for Life® “$25,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE” Prize-Winning Ticket for April 5 DrawingApril 6, 2023 – The CT Lottery’s “Lucky for Life” draw game created its first “$25,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE” second prize winner of the year on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. The prize-winning ticket was sold at Speedy Mart Food Store at 109 Meadowside Road, Milford.
The winning Lucky for Life numbers drawn on April 5, 2023, were 6 - 13 - 17 - 25 - 33, Lucky Ball number 15. In total, there were 5,640 winning tickets sold in Connecticut for that drawing. Winners for the April 5, 2023 Lucky for Life drawing have until Thursday, October 2, 2023, to claim their prize before their ticket expires.
Speedy Mart Food Store will receive a $2,500 bonus for its sale of the winning ticket.
“For Life” prizes are payable for the length of a winner’s natural life. At minimum, 20 years’ worth of payments are guaranteed, although payments could last much longer, based on the lifespan of the winner.
If the annuity prize option is chosen, the minimum guaranteed amount the Lucky for Life top prize winner could receive is $7,300,000. The top prize “Cash Option” is worth $5,750,000. The minimum guaranteed amount the Lucky for Life second prize winner could receive if the annuity prize option is chosen is $500,000. The second prize “Cash Option” is worth $390,000.
This Lucky for Life second prize winner comes on the heels of CT Lottery’s first “$365,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE” top prize winner of the year on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The still unclaimed top prize winning ticket was sold at Byram Smoke Shop at 111 Mill St., Greenwich. The winning Lucky for Life numbers drawn on March 4, 2023 were 4 - 7 - 15 - 17 - 30, Lucky Ball number 5. Winners for the March 4, 2023, Lucky for Life drawing have until Thursday, August 31, 2023, to claim their prize before their ticket expires.
The game’s top prize - $365,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE - has been won 3 times in Connecticut since its debut as a multistate game in 2015.
Lucky for Life drawings occur every night at approximately 10:30 PM, and tickets cost $2 each. The overall odds of winning a Lucky for Life prize are 1 in 7.8. Odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 30,821,472, and the odds of winning the second prize are 1 in 1,813,028.
About the Connecticut Lottery Corporation:
The Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) is a quasi-public state agency with the mission to generate revenue for Connecticut consistent with the highest standards of good public policy and social responsibility. In fiscal year 2022, players won more than $1 billion in prize money and retailers earned more than $84 million in commissions. At the same time, the CLC provided $402 million to support the valuable services and programs funded by the state’s General Fund including public health, libraries, public safety, education and more. Since the Lottery began in 1972, its contributions to the General Fund have exceeded $11 billion.
The CLC reminds the public that Lottery purchasers must be 18 or older, and players must be at least 21 to place sports wagers. Help is available for problem gambling. Call 888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org. For information about the CT Lottery, stop by any CT Lottery retailer, visit CTLOTTERY.ORG, join us on Facebook (facebook.com/ctlottery), Instagram (Instagram.com/ctlottery), Twitter (twitter.com/ctlottery), or call (860) 713-2700.
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