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Milford man wins $1 million lottery prize after stopping to put gas in wife’s car

Milford man wins $1 million lottery prize after stopping to put gas in wife’s car (Mass Lottery)

A Milford man trying to do his wife a favor returned home with a full tank of gas and a windfall of cash.

Joshua Chunis stopped to get gas for his wife’s car at a Sunoco in Worcester and decided to also buy a $20 lottery ticket, according to the Mass Lottery. The ticket proved lucky, winning him a $1 million prize from the $10,000,000 Lucky Bucks game.

The Milford man opted to receive his prize in the form of a one-time payment of $650,000.

Chunis says he wants to use some of the winnings to do some work on the house.

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