Baldwinville man cashes in lottery prize on Leap Day
Massachusetts State Lottery
Stephen Babineau received his lottery prize.
A Baldwinville resident ended February by cashing in a multi-million dollar prize on Leap Day, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.
Stephen Babineau won a $4 million dollar instant cash game, the Lottery said, chose a one-time cash payment, and took home $2.6 million before taxes.
He plans to use some of the money to remodel his home, the Lottery said.
The winning ticket was purchased at South Gardner Mini-Mart on South Main Street, the Lottery said. A bonus of $40,000 will go to the store for selling the ticket.
Babineau is the fourth winner of the 2015 “100X The Cash” game, the Lottery said. Tickets sell for $10.
Mina Corpuz can be reached at mina.corpuz@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @mlcorpuz.
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