Massachusetts retired mailman claims winning lottery ticket just before it expired

MAYNARD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Maynard man has claimed his winning Massachusetts State Lottery’s “Mass Cash”  $100,000 prize, nearly two weeks before it expired.

Michael Curtin, a retired Postal Service worker from Maynard, is the winner in the May 2, 2023 drawing. He claimed the winning ticket on April 19th, which was set to expire a year from the drawing.

Michael plans to use some of his winning to upgrade his car. He bought his ticket at Honey Land located at 220 Summer St. in Fitchburg. The store will receive a $1,000 bonus for the sale.

Mass Cash drawings are also conducted seven nights a week. The cost of each play is $1. To play, you must pick five out of 35 numbers or choose Quic Pic, which randomly picks the five numbers for you. Tickets that match all five winning numbers selected in the drawing win the game’s top prize.

Winners only have one year to claim the lottery prizes, expired lottery prizes become part of the net profit distributed to all Massachusetts cities and towns.

Local News

Man died after driving scooter on School Street in Springfield

Northwestern DA investigating suspicious death in Greenfield

Free community college informational session at Greenfield Public Library

Wolohojian sworn in, bringing SJC to full strength

22News began broadcasting in March 1953 providing local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Follow WWLP-22News on X @WWLP22News and Facebook .

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WWLP.