6 Fall River, Boston area, Rhode Island residents win JAWS-inspired trip to Martha’s Vineyard, to participate in $1 million prize game show

DORCHESTER, MA (April 18, 2024) – The Massachusetts State Lottery has announced the first six winners of a JAWS-inspired trip for two to Martha’s Vineyard in the summer of 2025. The winners were randomly selected from non-winning JAWS instant tickets that were submitted into the first of the game’s five Second Chance Drawings. The winners are:

Patricio Brandao, Lawrence

Dona Mae Ferguson, Little Compton, RI

Adam Gerhart, Holden

Michelle Hall, Methuen

Bianca Huntley, Gardner

Jean Keough, Fall River

“From speaking with the trip winners and hearing how excited they are, it is clear just how unique and special this prize is,” said Mark William Bracken, Executive Director of the Mass Lottery. “While we felt confident that this ticket would be popular because of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity it offers, the customer response has exceeded our high expectations.”

In addition to the six trips, 170 $500 prizes and 500 $100 prizes are being awarded in each of the five drawings. Drawings are conducted after approximately every 20 percent of ticket sales.

While on Martha’s Vineyard, all 30 trip winners will participate in a JAWS-themed Game Show in which one contestant is guaranteed to win a $1 million prize. All other contestants will win a guaranteed prize ranging from $500 to $10,000.

The trip package also includes:

• 3-night stay for two at Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown
• Black car service to and from port
• Ferry to and from island, plus island transportation
• Daily breakfast
• Welcome toast/dinner with entertainment at Harbor View Hotel
• Taste of the Vineyard Dinner at Harbor View Lawn
• $1,000 spending cash
• JAWS branded welcome gift
• JAWS Island Tour with custom guided bus across the island
• Private JAWS movie screening at Harbor View Hotel
• “Shark Infested Waters” theme party on Harbor View Lawn

Massachusetts is the first U.S. lottery to offer a JAWS instant ticket. The ticket is available at Mass Lottery retailers across the state.

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