Massachusetts man wins $2.64M jackpot using wife's old number and plans to make humble purchase

A Massachusetts man credited his wife with his massive lottery winnings. Kevin Connor of the Rochdale village of Leicester won a $2.64 million lottery jackpot on Saturday Aug. 24.

Connor chose to take the lump-sum payment of $1.8 million before taxes. Connor says he has his wife to thank for the big lottery win.

“Connor said he has been playing the same Megabucks numbers for over thirty years,” the Lottery said. “He plays a combination that consists of his wife's old landline number from when they started dating, as well as his wife’s favorite numbers.”

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The ticket was parched at the Hillcrest Country club on Pleasant Street. Connor said he purchased the ticket after finishing a round of golf. The club will get a $26,400 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Connor was on vacation with his family in Maine for the weekend when he checked the lottery app on his phone and discovered he had all the matching numbers. The Lottery said that Connor plans on using the money to help pay for his children’s college education and buying himself some new socks.

Connor’s winning numbers were 5-6-8-9-24-32. The Lottery said that Connor’s jackpot was the fourth jackpot won since the game was redesigned last November, reducing the available numbers in the game from 49 to 44. The odds of winning the Megabucks jackpot are 1 in 7,059,052.

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Just a day before Connor’s big win Ailton Ferreira of Malden, Massachusetts won a $1 million jackpot on a scratch off ticket. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery Ferreira purchased a $5 50X bonus scratch off ticket at Regina’s Market in Everett, Massachusetts.

Ferreira told lottery officials that he plans on spending his winnings on buying a new home and paying for his son’s college education. He received a one time payment of $650,000 before taxes and Regina’s Market will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.