The chance purchase of a bright green lottery ticket proved to be fruitful for a Fall River woman.

 

The Massachusetts State Lottery announced that Maria Manchester won a $1 million prize in the “Emerald Mine 50X” instant ticket game. She chose to receive a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes.

 

Manchester explained that she bought the ticket, “because of its green color and it was a newer game.”

 

She purchased the $5 ticket at the AMS Food Mart on South Main Street in Fall River. The convenience store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

 

The Emerald Mine 50X instant ticket game first went on sale Jan. 7. The overall odds of winning are one in 4.02 million, while the odds of winning the $1 million prize are one in $5.04 million.

 

See more at wpri.com.