Andrew DaRosa
New Haven Register, Conn.
GREENWICH, Conn. — A recently retired firefighter from the Greenwich Fire Department has walked away with a jackpot prize through the Connecticut Lottery.
Patrick Gordiski , who was also a 9/11 first responder who assisted at Ground Zero, won the $500,000 jackpot from the "$500,000 CA$HWORD” scratch ticket. According to the Connecticut Lottery, Gordiski and his wife were buying scratch tickets for fun while planning a vacation. While playing, Gordiski got the last letter he needed in the crossword-style lottery game and secured the jackpot prize.
The odds of claiming the jackpot were 1 in 500,000, according to the Connecticut Lottery.
The ticket was purchased at the Byram Smoke Shop in Greenwich and was claimed on May 5, according to the Connecticut Lottery’s winners list. For selling the winning ticket, the Byram Smoke Shop will receive a $5,000 bonus, which is a benefit given by the organization for stores that sell large prizes.
Gordiski’s jackpot win was the second largest Connecticut Lottery prize claimed in the past week. A Hartford resident claimed a $4 million jackpot prize from a "$4,000,000 Fortune” Connecticut Lottery ticket, which was claimed on May 1. The ticket was purchased at the Mobil Gas Station on Weston Street in Hartford.
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