By Caroline McBride for The Sun Chronicle
Published Friday, March 2, 2012, The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro
A new lottery game has hopeful locals dreaming of ways they'd spend their prize money - day, by day, by day.
Published Friday, March 2, 2012, The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro
A new lottery game has hopeful locals dreaming of ways they'd spend their prize money - day, by day, by day.
Lucky for Life, the first multi-state lottery game offered only to the six New England states, will give players the chance to win a top prize of $1,000 a day for life.
"I'd start by getting rid of this thing and buying a new car," Briana Lamont said without hesitation as she pumped gas at the Cumberland Farms on Wall Street in downtown Attleboro.
Peering into Thursday's gray gloom and icy drizzle, she added: "I'd take a vacation somewhere warm to get away from this bizarre weather."
Robin Sollowin, another Cumberland Farms customer, wasn't so sure what she would do with the money. "I can't even imagine what I'd do with $1,000 a day," Sollowin said. "I'd be in shock, but I definitely wouldn't mind retiring a little early."
Bipin Patel, owner of the Sun Market on Union Street in Attleboro, expects the new lottery game to be a hit with customers.
"The odds of winning will be better for players in the Lucky for Life game than they are in MegaMillions or Powerball," Patel said. "The game will only include six states and there will be many ways to win."
According to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, the overall odds of winning a prize in the game will be 1 in 6.6 - one way, or another. There will be a total of 10 ways to win.
Players select five numbers out of a field of 40 and one Lucky Ball number out of a field of 21. Players who match all six numbers will win the top prize of $1,000 a day for a lifetime.
Lucky for Life will offer a second prize of $25,000, along with other cash prizes ranging from $2,000 to $2. Paul Sternburg, executive director of the Massachusetts Lottery, said the new game is the result of a year-long collaboration between each of the six state lotteries.
"We are looking forward to Lucky for Life's launch and the excitement that it will not only create with players here in Massachusetts, but throughout the region," Sternburg said.
Tickets for Lucky for Life can be purchased starting March 11. The first drawing will take place March 15. Drawings for the twice-weekly game will take place every Monday and Thursday at 10:38 p.m.
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