Dad becomes millionaire in MA lottery — and can now pay for daughter’s education
A father became a millionaire by playing the Massachusetts lottery and can now afford to pay for his daughter’s education, officials said.
The dad, Erik Arsenault, won $4 million in the lottery’s $4,000,000 Diamonds scratch-off game, officials said in an April 4 emailed news release. He bought the winning ticket at Lucky Corner Market in Lowell.
Arsenault chose a one-time cash payment of $2.6 million (before taxes) “instead of the annuity option, which would pay the full prize over 20 years,” the Lowell Daily Voice reported.
The father will use the money to support his family, buy a new car — and pay for his daughter’s education, officials said.
Lowell is about a 30-mile drive northwest from Boston.
This story was originally published April 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM with the headline "Dad becomes millionaire in MA lottery — and can now pay for daughter’s education."
