Stevie Allen ,of Dorchester, Mass., won a $100,000 jackpot from a Mass Cash lottery ticket he received for free as part of a Massachusetts Lottery promotion. Photo courtesy of the Massachusetts Lottery
Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts man won a $100,000 lottery jackpot from a bonus ticket he received for free while buying a ticket for another game.
The Massachusetts Lottery said Stevie Allen of Dorchester bought a ticket for The Numbers Game at the Norwood Shell convenience store.
Officials said Allen received a free Quic Pic ticket for the nest Mass Cash drawing as part of a promotion offering such tickets to players who spend $5 or more on a single The Numbers Game ticket.
Allen's free ticket matched all five numbers in the Oct. 4 drawing, 05-17-20-26-33, earning him a $100,000 jackpot.
The free ticket promotion runs through Oct. 17.