Massachusetts man hits $5 million+ State Lottery win; here is how he plans to spend it

A Massachusetts man recently hit big money on the State Lottery, and he already knows where it is going.

According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, James Jorgensen of Northborough is the winner of a $5.37 million jackpot prize that was at stake in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Megabucks drawing that took place Saturday, May 4.

Jorgensen, who was joined by his partner Jennifer Jorgensen when claiming his prize at the Lottery’s headquarters in Dorchester, elected to receive a one-time payment of $3,609,886 (before taxes).

As a big fan of Star Wars, Jorgensen was elated to hit the jackpot on May 4. “The best thing is I’m a huge Star Wars fan, so I was all decked out in a Star Wars hat and Star Wars shirt, and I won on May 4^th which is an unofficial Star Wars holiday,” said Jorgensen.

He said he plans on buying a home and paying for his children’s college tuition with the winnings.

The ticket was purchased at Lowe’s Variety Market and Meat Shop, located at 255 West Main Street in Northborough. The store receives a $50,000 bonus for its sale of this ticket.

This is the second Megabucks jackpot won since the game was redesigned on November 12, 2023 to bring more value to players, with better odds of winning, a higher average jackpot, and double the winnings for all non-jackpot prize tiers. Monday drawings were added to the traditional lineup of Wednesday and Saturday drawings.

By reducing the numbers to choose from in the game from 49 to 44, the odds of winning the jackpot and all other prize tiers improved significantly. The odds of winning the jackpot went from 1 in 13,983,826 to 1 in 7,059,052.