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Vernon Stores Sell 3 Big CT Lottery Winners In 2 Days
Vernon has been a CT Lottery jackpot hub so far in April.

VERNON, CT — A Vernon convenience store sold two big CT Lottery lottery winners over the course of two days this month. A third store in Vernon also had a big winner.
The lucky lottery counter for the two was at the Fas Mart at the 506 talcottville Road Valero station.
On April 16, Bryan Whippie of Stafford cashed in a $50,000 winner in the Poker Night scratch game. Poker night is a $5 scratch game that is new for 2021.
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Two days earlier, Paul Plourde of Ellington, cashed in a 20X Cash 6th Edition game worth $20,000.
That same day, Vernon resident Rodney Nieves went to the Cv Mart at 1237 Hartford Turnpike and cashed in a $20,000 prize in the same game.
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The CT Lottery furnishes winner information as public record for prizes of $10,000 or more.
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