Massachusetts man to have money work for him after winning first $1 million prize in new State Lottery game

A Massachusetts man plans on letting his money work for him after hitting big money on a State Lottery scratch ticket.

According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Ahmed Abualsebah of Watertown is the first $1 million prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s new “$2,000,000 Stacked” instant ticket game that went on sale Tuesday, February 17.

Abualsebah chose the cash option on his prize and received a one-time payment of $650,000 (before taxes). He said he plans to invest in real estate with his winnings.

He purchased his winning ticket at Gulf, 117 Massachusetts Tpke. in Natick. The store receives a $10,000 bonus for its sale of this ticket.

The “$2,000,000 Stacked” instant ticket includes four more instant prizes of $1 million.