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$1 million ticket winner from Greenfield claims prize

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SUNDERLAND, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The WMJ Nominee Trust of Greenfield has claimed the $1 million prize won from a lottery ticket sold at the Shell store on Amherst Road in Sunderland.

The trust has elected to claim a one-time cash out sum of $650,000 before taxes from the $25,000,000 Mega Millions Massachusetts State Lottery ticket, and the store will receive a $10,000 bonus.

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