Massachusetts woman has good gameplan after hitting $2 million on new State Lottery scratch ticket

A Massachusetts woman plans on being smart with her money after recently hitting it big on a new State Lottery scratch ticket.

According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Yancy Contreras Menjivar of Nantucket is the first $2 million grand prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s new “$2,000,000 Stacked” $20 instant ticket game that went on sale Tuesday, February 17.

Contreras Menjivar chose the cash option on her prize and received a one-time payment of $1,300,000 (before taxes). She said she plans on saving her winnings.

She purchased her winning ticket at Old South Diner, 57 Old South Rd. in Nantucket. The store receives a $20,000 bonus for its sale of this ticket. Since March 2024, Old South Diner has sold four instant ticket prizes of $1 million or more. 

The string of winners at Old South Diner began March 11, 2024 when a $1 million prize was won on a “$4,000,000 Bonus Bucks” $10 ticket. It continued on June 10, 2024 when a $2 million prize was won on a “Lifetime Millions” $50 ticket and again on August 20, 2024 with another $1 million prize being won on a “$10,000,000 Bonanza” $20 ticket.

The “$2,000,000 Stacked” instant ticket includes 13 more instant grand prizes of $2 million.