"It was either I was a couple of numbers away from winning, or I had it." "I remembered that I had the ticket 111161, because it's an easy number to remember," Ambrosio said. Ambrosio went to the Connecticut Lottery's website () to locate the top prize winning Super Draw number and was shocked to find that one of the tickets he had purchased for the drawing was an exact match for the $1 million top prize. On New Year's Day, Ambrosio's uncle called to remind him to check his Super Draw tickets for winners. He said he figured he would try his luck again and bought several tickets in October at Tracey's Smoke Shop on Connecticut Avenue in Norwalk, where he routinely goes to buy cigarettes and lotto tickets. Last year, he won a couple smaller prizes in the Super Draw. ![]() This is not the first time Ambrosio got lucky with the lottery. Having this as a buffer will help me breathe better, at least." I'm making money, paying bills, but sometimes it goes out faster than it comes in and you struggle to do things. "The past couple years haven't been the greatest because of the economy. I've been taking over for my dad, who is getting older now," said Ambrosio, who has been landscaping and doing stone work for 20 years. Ambrosio said "winning is a big relief" and that he will use the $683,003 check to pay off some bills and then he will put some money away for the future.Īs owner of Ambrosio Landscaping LLC in Norwalk, which provides landscaping and masonry services throughout Fairfield County, he admits the last two years have been a struggle because of the economy. "I think I will have a little (money) for that," Ambrosio said Friday with a laugh, referring to finally being able to go to a game.īut first things first. ![]() $1 million top prize-winner in the New Year's Super Draw game, which took place Jan.
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