“The longtime CT Lottery player had originally won $1,000 when the clerk jokingly suggested he buy one more game since the player seemed lucky,” according to the CT Lottery. “He decided to go for it, purchasing Best Chance To Be A Millionaire, the newest scratch game from the CT Lottery’s First Tuesday lineup of new games for January.

The winning ticket was bought at the Gulf Convenience Mart on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike in Cheshire on a rainy Friday morning.

The Connecticut Lottery offers several draw games for those willing to make a bet to win big. Those who want to play in Connecticut can enter the CT Lotto, Lucky for Life and Cash 5 games as well as play the national Powerball and Mega Millions games.

“Phil was on his way to a job site when he stopped for gas at a Gulf station that could accommodate his trailer,” according to the CT Lottery. “That rainy Friday morning, he purchased the CT Lottery’s $4,000,000 Fortune scratch game.”

A Fairfield man is a new millionaire after a last-minute decision at a local convenience store turned an ordinary CT Lottery stop into a $1 million jackpot. "I just went numb," the unnamed winner said after realizing the size of the win.

A Fairfield man scratched off a $1 million winning ticket, Connecticut Lottery officials announced. The CT Lottery announced that he won the prize by scratching a ticket for the Best Chance To Be A Millionaire game.

The Connecticut Lottery offers several draw games for those willing to make a bet to win big. Those who want to play in Connecticut can enter the CT Lotto, Lucky for Life and Cash 5 games as well as play the national Powerball and Mega Millions games.