Man’s stop for tonic water leads to massive lottery win, Massachusetts officials say
When James Leonard stopped to pick up a tonic water, he also decided to pick up two lottery tickets.
One of his tickets earned him $50, the Massachusetts State Lottery said in a Feb. 27 news release.
Leonard cashed his winning ticket to buy five more the following day when he bought some gas at a Buzzards Bay store, lottery officials said.
As he sat in his easy chair at his Sandwich home scratching his tickets, his last one, a $4,000,000 Diamonds ticket he purchased for $10, showed the game’s top prize — $4 million.
Leonard, who chose the cash out option and got a one-time payment of $2.6 million, said he plans to spend his winnings on a new home and put the rest toward retirement.
Buzzards Bay is about 20 miles south of Plymouth.
This story was originally published March 4, 2024 at 3:01 PM with the headline "Man’s stop for tonic water leads to massive lottery win, Massachusetts officials say."
