A Northborough, Massachusetts, resident has won $5.37 million after playing the lottery on May 4, the unofficial “Star Wars Day.”
James Jorgensen was elated to win the big money prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Megabucks game, and even more thrilled because of the date’s cultural significance.
“The best thing is I’m a huge ‘Star Wars’ fan, so I was all decked out in a ‘Star Wars’ hat and ‘Star Wars’ shirt, and I won on May 4th, which is an unofficial ‘Star Wars’ holiday,” Jorgensen told lottery officials.
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Jorgensen and his partner, Jennifer, visited the Massachusetts Lottery headquarters in Dorchester to pick up the winnings, the Massachusetts Lottery’s press release said.
Jorgensen opted to receive the earnings as a…