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28 March 2024

Man forgets glasses, mistakenly buys winning lottery ticket

26 winners were flagged as owing money after their Social Security numbers came up in various state agency databases in January. (AFP)

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A man in southwestern Connecticut who mistakenly bought the wrong lottery ticket is $30,000 wealthier.
 
Bob Sabo, of Easton, says he didn't want to wait in line to buy a lottery ticket at the Super Stop & Shop in Fairfield, so he decided to buy a ticket from a lottery vending machine -- something he had previously never done.
 
Sabo says he meant to buy two $20 tickets, but says he didn't have his glasses on and instead bought a $30 ticket. When he got home, he discovered the ticket was a winner.
 
The store will receive $300 from CT Lottery for selling the top prize winning ticket.