02-06-2025
Father gifts daughter winning $2M Mass. lottery ticket from $50 game
The first person to win a $2 million lottery prize in Massachusetts from a new $50 scratch ticket game was gifted the winning ticket by her father.
Vanesa Menjivar Acosta, of Norcross, Georgia, won $2 million from '$25,000,000 Mega Money' and claimed her prize on Wednesday.
Menjivar Acosta chose the cash option on her prize and received a one-time payment of $1.3 million before taxes. She said she wants to buy a house and go to college with the winnings.
The winning $2 million lottery ticket was a gift from her father, Menjivar Acosta told the lottery. He'd bought the ticket at East Boston Corner Market, located at 233 London St. in East Boston.
The shop will receive a $20,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The game was released on May 13. All three $25 million grand prizes remain to be claimed as of June 2, along with three $2 million and 12 $1 million prizes.
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