West Haven resident won $40K lottery prize

A West Haven resident recently won more than $40,000 on a winning Lottery ticket that was sold in West Haven, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

The resident, who wished to remain anonymous, won $40,002 on a KENO ticket that was sold at Best Gas Food Mart at 161 Boston Post Rd. in West Haven, according to Lottery officials.

The CT Lottery furnishes winner information as public records.

If anybody has a winning ticket, the player must keep it in a safe place and claim the winning prize by visiting the nearest lottery headquarters. The player can also have the facility of calling or seeing mail to start the claiming process.