Lucky scratch: Mass. woman wins big on a $1 lottery ticket

Miriam Toppin Banks bought herself a $1 scratch ticket and won big.

The Quincy resident won a $100 a week for life prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$100 a Week for Life” $1 instant ticket game, lottery officials said Thursday.

Toppin Banks chose the cash option on her prize and received a one-time payment of $80,000, before taxes, lottery officials said.

She told lottery officials that she plans to save the winnings…

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