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Stamford Man Awarded $30K After Playing State Lottery Game [Clarification]
Abel Carreno won CT Lottery's Match & Win Instant Game.
[Editor's Note: The headline has been corrected to reflect the correct amount of awared money.]
Stamford resident Abel Carreno was awarded $30,000 after winning Connecticut Lottery’s “Match & Win, 2nd Edition” instant scratch game.
Carreno told lottery officials on July 6 that he would like to use the money to put a down payment on a house.
“I could not believe I had won” Carreno, the father of two, told lottery officials.
The self-employed contractor bought the ticket from China Pavilion Variety store on Broad Street in Stamford.
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