Trust in Massachusetts claims $500K lottery payout

• A trust has stepped forward to claim one of dozens of Frenzy top prizes in Massachusetts
• The lottery has 28 more top prizes to award in the game as of the time of writing
• Six-figure lottery prizes are a common occurrence in the Bay State, which is one of the most prolific lottery states in the US

A Worcester trust has stepped forward to claim a $500,000 top lottery prize in the state of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts trust scoops top prize from Frenzy scratcher

The prize was won on the State Lottery’s $500,000 Frenzy scratch ticket game, with the exact name of the winner - or winners - not disclosed by the lottery.

In the Bay State, winners are allowed to form trusts to withhold personal details, although some information must still be released - such as where the ticket was bought, what the lottery numbers are, and, naturally, the size of the prize.

Trusts that claim lottery prizes must also have a representative, or in this case, one, Katherine Wally, who opted for the one-off payment, estimated at $500,000 before taxes.

The ticket was purchased at Cumberland Farms, 502 Washington St. in Auburn, with the venue also eligible for receiving a bonus for selling the winning ticket.

The odds of winning the game’s top prize are not that bad at all - only one in 161,280, with 28 more top prizes remaining to be claimed as of the time of writing this.

This is not the first big win to come out of Massachusetts in recent days. Previously, a woman, Esther Feliciano, turned a $1 bet into a $571,370 windfall.

She claimed her prize much like Wally - at the lottery’s headquarters in Dorchester- and also picked the one-off payment.

The reason why winners - or trusts - must attend in person for most big prizes is because Massachusetts obligates any lottery prize over $50,000 to be claimed in person by the winner or a representative.

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