A fortunate Montville resident wins $1.5 million in scratch off lottery

One Connecticut Lottery customer is closing out the month of February as a millionaire. A resident of the village of Oakdale, located in Montville, claimed a $1.5 million prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket on Thursday, according to Connecticut Lottery.

The winner purchased the 2,000,000 Mega Multiplier ticket at Bestway Oakdale Corp gas station in Montville and beat the 1-in-9,000,000 odds of securing the top prize.

Players win the scratch-off game by matching any of their numbers to the winning numbers, and their prize is shown below the matching numbers.

They reveal a multiplier symbol and can win up to 200 times their prize amount. Prizes range from $20 to $2,000,000.

Winners of the top prize can receive the $2,000,000 in increments over 20 years or secure a one-time gross cash option of $1,500,000.