5 Danbury Residents Win Big in CT State Lottery

DANBURY, CT — Several Connecticut residents are a few thousand dollars richer thanks to the CT Lottery. Math Professor Nicholas Kapoor of Monroe, was giving a lecture to students on probability and odds and used Powerball® as a real life example explaining the odds of winning. “Somebody is going to win,” the professor told his class. Two days later, that somebody was Kapoor. He won a $100,000 Powerball ticket.

“The professor side of me sticks to the numbers—but the winner in me says, ‘It’s Luck,’” a joyful Kapoor told Lottery officials. The winning ticket was sold at Huntington Center Gulf located on 20 Huntington Street in Shelton.

A New Milford man, Leo Denault, won the “30X The Cash 3rd Edition” ticket which prompted him to share his $30,000 winnings with everyone behind him at the store. Before Denault paid for his customers, he stated one requirement— “Go out and do something nice for someone else today!”

For selling the winning ticket, Brand Cigars, located at 266 South Main Street in Newtown, will receive a $300 check from the CT Lottery.

Also winning this month are the following local residents:

• Anna Tas Jarttian, of Monroe; $50,000 on a Superword Cash ticket sold at Family Market in Bridgeport.
• William Mcdermott of Monroe; $50,000 on a Powerball ticket sold at Monroe Mobil in Monroe.
• Fred Woolf, of Danbury; $10,400 on a Keno ticket sold at Rt. 6 Mail Room.
• Geraldine George, of Danbury; $10,000 on a 10X Cash ticket sold at Danbury Gulf station.
• Yamely Virtudes and Vasquez De Martinez, of Danbury; $25,000 on a $200,000 Jackpot ticket sold at Hat City Market in Danbury.
• Aisha Chahal, of New Milford; $30,000 on a 30X Cash ticket sold at Jm Food in Danbury.
• Juan Jesus Zarate Cruz, of Danbury; $50,000 on a Super Cashword ticket sold at Brookfield Sunoco.
• Robert Manz, of Newtown; $10,000 on a $100,000 Cashword ticket sold at Big Y in Newtown.

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