A retired Connecticut firefighter and 9/11 first responder has received $500,000 in a scratch-off ticket, in response to CT Lottery.
A spokesperson for the CT Lottery introduced that Patrick Gordiski and his spouse received the highest prize enjoying “$500,000 CA$HWORD,” which is a crossword-style puzzle.
Gordiski and his spouse have been planning a much-needed trip after they determined to purchase a number of scratch-off tickets for enjoyable.
The successful ticket was bought at Byram Smoke Store on Mill Road in Greenwich.
Gordiski is a daily CT Lottery participant and he just lately retired from the Greenwich Hearth Division after 50 years of service, in response to CT Lottery.
He was additionally a 9/11 first responder who spent days in New York Metropolis helping within the response at Floor Zero.
CT Lottery stated Gordiski’s son can also be a firefighter on the Greenwich Hearth Division.
Total odds of successful “$500,000 CA$HWORD” are one in 2.78. You have to be 18 or older to buy.