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$10 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Peabody
The winning ticket was purchased at Town Variety located on Central Street in Peabody.
PEABODY, MA — A $10 million scratch ticket was recently sold in Peabody.
The Massachusetts State Lottery said the "$10,000,000 Gold" instant game ticket was sold at Town Variety on Central Street.
Rainbow Trust of Boston claimed the prize and selected the cash option for the prize and received $6.5 million before taxes.
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Town Variety owners will share in the success as well as store owners will receive a $50,000 bonus for selling the grand prize ticket.
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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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