New heaven Resident grabs a big jackpot in scratch off lottery game

A New Haven man won $50,000 playing the CT Lottery. Booker Mcjunkin won playing Diamonds & Gold. He purchased the lucky ticket Monday at the Shell Food Mart in New Haven.

The CT Lottery furnishes winner information as public record. There is one unclaimed prize of $30,000 remaining in the Diamonds & Gold game, according to CT Lottery.

The winner has to reach the nearest lottery headquarters for further documentation formalities and for claiming their winning prize money, lottery officials said.

They also announced that the winner has only 180 days from the day of the lottery draw to claim the winning prize money and if not claimed then it will be donated to a charity.