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Toronto Sun
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Lottery winner says numbers chosen by elevator stops
Sylvester Semedo won a Massachusetts lottery by playing numbers associated with an elevator. Photo by Handout / Massachusetts State Lottery Commission Sylvester Semedo's bank account ascended to new heights after he won a Massachusetts lottery by playing numbers associated with an elevator. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Semedo won $300,000 by playing the same set of numbers three times on one Mass Cash ticket on June 26. The Weymouth resident matched the five numbers — 2, 6, 10, 14, 18 — and told lottery officials the significance of the numerals. 'He won his prizes with a set of numbers he regularly plays that represent the only floors his old work building's elevator used to stop on,' the lottery said in a statement, according to CBS affiliate WBZ in Boston. The odds of matching all five numbers are 1 in 324,632. Semedo said he plans to spend part of his winnings by attending a Boston Red Sox game on the road. The store that sold the winning ticket, Jenny's Market in Weymouth, will get a $3,000 bonus. Read More World Editorial Cartoons Movies Sports Money News
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Man Regularly Plays the Lottery Using Very Specific Elevator Numbers. This Time, He Won Big
The Massachusetts State Lottery said Sylvester Semedo became the lucky winner when played the same set of numbers three times on a Mass Cash ticket Semedo matched the five winning numbers for the June 26 drawing The Weymouth man told lottery officials he plans to go see a Boston Red Sox away game with his moneyA Massachusetts man used some special numbers to win a recent Lottery jackpot worth $300,000. The Massachusetts State Lottery said in a news release that Sylvester Semedo, of Weymouth, won big when he played the same set of numbers three times on one Mass Cash ticket. Semedo matched the five winning numbers for the game's Thursday, June 26, drawing. Those particular numbers have a personal significance for Semedo, according to lottery officials. "He won his prizes with a set of numbers he regularly plays that represent the only floors his old work building's elevator used to stop on," lottery officials said. Semedo bought his ticket at Jenny's Market at 992 Middle St., in Weymouth. For selling the winning ticket, the store will receive bonuses worth $3,000. The Weymouth man told lottery officials he plans to go see a Boston Red Sox away game with his money. It's not the first time someone from Massachusetts used old familiar numbers to win a lottery jackpot. Last year, Kevin Connor, of Leicester, won $2.64 million playing a Megabucks game, CBS affiliate WBZ reported. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. He told lottery officials that he had been playing the same Megabucks numbers for 30 years that is a mix of 'his wife's old landline number from when they first started dating, as well as his wife's favorite number." Connorsaid at the time that he intended to pay for his children's college tuition — and buy himself new socks. Read the original article on People
CBS News
30-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Man wins big Massachusetts lottery prize by playing lucky elevator numbers
Lottery winner has his wife to thank for big jackpot win Lottery winner has his wife to thank for big jackpot win Lottery winner has his wife to thank for big jackpot win A Massachusetts man's bank account is going up after he played some lucky elevator numbers to win a big lottery prize. Sylvester Semedo of Weymouth won $300,000 in the Mass Cash game. He played the same set of numbers three times on one ticket, and matched all five numbers picked for last Thursday's drawing. The Lottery says Semedo had a very distinctive reason for choosing his numbers. "He won his prizes with a set of numbers he regularly plays that represent the only floors his old work building's elevator used to stop on," the Lottery said in a statement. The winning numbers for June 26 were 2-6-10-14-18. Each Mass Cash play costs $1. The odds of matching all five numbers are 1 in 324,632. Semedo claimed his prize on Friday, and said he plans to use the winnings to go a Boston Red Sox game on the road. He bought his winning ticket at Jenny's Market in Weymouth. The store will get a $3,000 bonus for the sale. Earlier this year, a woman in western Massachusetts won a $100,000 Mass Cash prize after finding her winning ticket in a junk drawer just a few weeks before it was set to expire. Her son had seen a news report about an unclaimed ticket that was closing to expiring and told her to check her old tickets. Last year, a Leicester man won a $2.64 million Megabucks jackpot with the same lucky numbers he's been playing for more than 30 years. He said the numbers consist of his wife's old landline phone number from when they first started dating, as well as her favorite number.
