Last Night’s Harvest Moon Delivers Two Colossal Prize Wins in Wallingford and South Glastonbury

On this first day of fall, two incredibly lucky ticketholders could be celebrating their life-changing windfalls as a result of last night’s Lucky for Life and Mega Millions drawings. Check your tickets—you could be one of them!

The first is a $1,000,000 Mega Millions winner with a five-number match purchased at The Pit Stop, located at 66 Woodhouse Avenue in Wallingford. The winning Mega Millions numbers drawn on September 21 were 36 - 41 - 45 - 51 - 56, Mega Ball number 13 and the Megaplier® number was 3.

The other win of the night was from Lucky for life, a second-prize of $25,000 a year for life. The prize-winning ticket was purchased at Richards Mobil, located at 890 Main Street in South Glastonbury. The winning Lucky for Life numbers drawn on September 21 were 1 - 5 - 37 - 44 - 48 and the Lucky Ball was 6.

The minimum guaranteed amount a Lucky for Life second prize winner could receive is $500,000 ($25,000 a year for 20 years), but winners who live longer than that will receive prize payments for the remainder of their natural life. The second prize “Cash Option” is worth $390,000.

Both winners for the September 21, 2021, Lucky for Life and Mega Millions drawings have until Sunday, March 20, 2022, to claim their prizes before their tickets expire.

About the Connecticut Lottery Corporation

The Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) is a quasi-public state agency committed to generating revenue for Connecticut in accordance with the highest standards of public policy and social responsibility.

In fiscal year 2025, CLC awarded more than $1.3 billion in prizes, paid $81.9 million in commissions and incentives to its network of more than 2,800 retail partners, and contributed approximately $362 million to the state’s General Fund. Through the General Fund, CT lottery dollars support services and programs that benefit Connecticut residents and communities, including education, public health, public safety, and libraries.

Since 1972, the Lottery has contributed nearly $12 billion for the State of Connecticut.

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