WALLINGFORD, Conn. — A $2.2 million CT Lottery prize from earlier this summer has finally been claimed, the agency reported Friday.

It took about three months for the winner to come forward after originally purchasing the ticket.

A Manchester man recently claimed the prize. He bought the ticket in June at Mack’s Wine & Liquor on Hartford Road in town.

CT Lottery says the ticket was purchased approximately an hour before the draw time.

For selling the winning ticket, the business on Hartford Road will receive a $10,000 bonus.

The Manchester man who won the prize is a longtime lottery player and picks his own numbers based on family members’ birthdays, according to CT Lottery.

“I am very happy and thank God for this win,” he said in a CT Lottery press release.

CT Lottery adds that t

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