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October 12, 2007

Rhode Island woman wins $1 million in Mass. lottery

A woman from the Hope Valley section of Hopkinton has won $1 million playing the Massachusetts Lottery

Linda J. Evans claimed the prize on Wednesday, according to the lottery's Web site.

Evans won the prize in the lottery's "$20 Billion Blockbuster Instant Game." She bought the ticket at Luke's Liquors in Yarmouth, Mass. The lottery Web site says she will collect 20 annuity payments of $50,000 before taxes.

The store gets a $10,000 commission on the sale.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 12:19 PM | Permalink

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