Mass. woman wins 0,000 in lottery prizes using family members' birthdays

A Massachusetts woman who won $800,000 in lottery prizes this month used numbers associated with her family members' birthdays to score her winning...

May 20, 2023
9:14 PM

A Massachusetts woman who won $800,000 in lottery prizes this month used numbers associated with her family members' birthdays to score her winnings. Cynthia Holden of Methuen won the $800,000 by playing the same set of numbers on eight 'Mass Cash' tickets, matching the five numbers selected in the game's Thursday, May 11 drawing, according to a statement from the Massachusetts State Lottery. She bought her winning tickets at the Methuen Package Store at 462 Lowell St. in Methuen. The business is expected to receive a total of $8,000 bonuses for its sale of the tickets, the statement said.

Jackson Cote