BOSTON — Diane Richards is one lucky grandmother.
The Falmouth resident is the first $1 million grand prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “Extreme Green” instant ticket game, lottery officials said Wednesday.
Richards chose the cash option on her prize and received a one-time payment of $650,000, before taxes, lottery officials said.
She told lottery officials that she plans on giving some of the winnings to her five grandchildren.
The winning ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven, 743 Main St. in Falmouth.
The store receives a $10,000 bonus for its sale of this ticket.
The “Extreme Green” instant ticket includes two more instant grand prizes of $1 million.
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