The $6.8 million prize is the fifth highest jackpot win in the history of Connecticut Lottery's Lotto! game.

GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A winning lottery ticket worth $6.8 million was sold in Groton on Tuesday, making this the fifth-highest jackpot win in the history of the game. The Lotto! ticket was sold at the Big Y World Market on Poquonnock Road.

In January, several Connecticut Lottery players won $100,000 from playing Cash 5. The largest Connecticut Lottery prize claimed in January was $4 million claimed by a Tolland man who purchased the $50 ticket while stopping at a different gas station than his usual on his way to work, according to Connecticut Lottery.

The Connecticut Lottery announced a $6.8 million Lotto! jackpot winner from the February 3, 2026 drawing

A Connecticut lottery player won $6.8 million on a Lotto! ticket sold in Groton on Tuesday, CT Lottery said. The ticket was sold at Big Y on 995 Poquonnock Road in Groton, according to CT Lottery’s website.

A winning $50,000 Mega Millions ticket was sold in CT for the Tuesday, Jan. 27 drawing, according to the CT Lottery.

The winner is a Branford man who used the Quick Pick option with the Power Play add-on to select his numbers. He says his dog Hank is his good luck charm.

A Manchester store and a Stafford player had the hot hands in a CT Lottery game. ​

LOTERIA is a scratch-off game modeled after the traditional card game, offering players the chance to match images for cash prizes. Connecticut Lottery officials say winning tickets are distributed randomly, meaning retailers do not know where winning tickets will be sold in advance.