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Someone in Connecticut got 'Lucky for Life' in Friday's lottery drawing

The numbers to match are 5-8-24-28-34 and the Lucky Ball 5.

HARTFORD, Conn. — One Lucky for Life ticket sold in Connecticut won $25,000 a year for life in Friday's drawing.

The numbers to match are 5-8-24-28-34 and the Lucky Ball 5.

One ticket matched all five numbers, winning the big prize. Had they also matched the Lucky Ball, the prize would have been $365,000 a year for life.

This drawing's winner can choose to take home a one-time lump sum payment of $390,000, before taxes, or take the lifetime annuity payments for at least 20 years, according to CT Lottery.

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One ticket matched four numbers and the Lucky Ball, winning $5,000.

A total of 6,261 winning Lucky for Life tickets were sold in Connecticut for Friday's drawing.

Lucky For Life is played in 22 states and in Washington D.C. Drawings are nightly, with the next one on Saturday, April 20.

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