Massachusetts man will be on the move after hitting $1.97 million State Lottery jackpot prize

A Massachusetts man will be on the move after hitting a big State Lottery jackpot.

According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Thomas Groleau of Beverly is the winner of a $1.97 million jackpot prize that was at stake in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Megabucks drawing that took place Monday, April 21.

Groleau, who claimed his prize Tuesday, April 22 at Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters in Dorchester, opted to receive his prize in the form of a one-time payment of $1,333,705 (before taxes).

His winning ticket was purchased at Players Cafe, 950 Hyde Park Ave. in Hyde Park. The store receives a $19,700 bonus for its sale of this ticket.

He said he plans on purchasing a new home with his winnings.

This is the seventh 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. The odds of winning the jackpot went from 1 in 13,983,826 to 1 in 7,059,052.