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Massachusetts woman is in the giving spirit after hitting $1 million lottery prize
A Massachusetts woman is cementing the adage it is better to give than to receive.
According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Ida Reis of Fall River is the winner of a $1 million prize on a Powerball ticket purchased in Massachusetts for the multi-state game’s Wednesday, July 10 drawing that featured a $39.9 million jackpot.
Reis won the prize after the first five numbers on her Quic Pic ticket matched those selected in the drawing. She claimed her $1 million prize (before taxes) Friday, July 12 at the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Dorchester headquarters. She said she plans to help her family with some of the winnings.
Reis had no idea her Powerball ticket was a $1 million winner until she scanned it at the store. She laughed out loud once realizing what she had won.
Her winning ticket was purchased at Amaral’s Central Market, 872 Globe St. in Fall River. The store receives a $10,000 bonus for its sale of this ticket.
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Isabel
July 16, 2024 at 3:44 pm
Hopefully she’ll be true to her word and use the money to help her family. Congratulations and may God Bless you.
Jess
July 16, 2024 at 4:14 pm
She will! She is such a good person inside and out, those who know her are so happy for her!
Jeanne
July 17, 2024 at 6:31 am
I worked with her and she is a wonderful person
Margaret Raposo
July 16, 2024 at 4:12 pm
I am so happy for Ida. If she says that she is going to help her family she will. She is a kind and giving woman. Congratulations.
Rebecca Shaw
July 16, 2024 at 6:28 pm
I would do the same thing. Give to animal shelters and needy people.
Lori Medeiros
July 16, 2024 at 9:36 pm
Congratulations!!!
Tracey
July 18, 2024 at 1:47 pm
I congratulate you on your winning. Good luck on everything. I’m certain your family will be so happy. God bless you , of I could win something I would get myself somewhere to live as well
Leonilde Rivera
July 18, 2024 at 8:39 pm
That’s awesome! Family is so important and I hope she enjoys it to the fullest for herself also! Sounds like she’s Portuguese, like myself, she seems generous! Boa sorte! E Deus a bencoai!
Sandra Teixeira
July 18, 2024 at 8:54 pm
Congratulations and God Bless. So happy for you and your family.
Laura Cousineau
July 21, 2024 at 6:14 pm
Congratulations Ida. Could not have happened to a better person. God bless you and your family.