Stratford Player Claims $100K Connecticut Cash 5 Jackpot, One Prize Still Unclaimed
A lucky Stratford resident is celebrating a $100,000 Connecticut Cash 5 jackpot after claiming the winning ticket this week.
The winning ticket, purchased at Big Y World Class on Hawley Lane in Stratford, matched the numbers 3, 4, 16, 23, and 33. The prize was officially claimed on Wednesday.
Quick Highlights
- 🎉 $100,000 top prize claimed by a Stratford player.
- 🎟️ Winning numbers: 3-4-16-23-33.
- ⏳ One more $100,000 Cash 5 ticket is still unclaimed.
Lottery officials say the remaining winning ticket came from Sunday's drawing with the numbers 1-5-9-25-28. It was sold at Howe St Deli & Grocery in New Haven and must be claimed before January 1, 2027.
Earlier this week, a Newtown resident also stepped forward to claim another $100,000 Cash 5 prize, leaving just one top-winning ticket waiting for its owner.
Cash 5 tickets cost $1 per play, with an optional 50-cent Kicker feature that can boost prize opportunities. Players select five numbers from 1 through 35, or let the terminal choose random numbers. Matching all five numbers wins the $100,000 grand prize, while matching two, three, or four numbers earns smaller prizes.
Drawings are held daily at 10:29 p.m. Winners have 180 days to claim draw game prizes in Connecticut, and any prize of $50,000 or more must be claimed in person at the Connecticut Lottery headquarters in Wallingford.
The odds of hitting the Cash 5 top prize are 1 in 324,632.
