NORWOOD, Mass. (WPRI) — A father and son from Norwood have won a combined $800,000 in prizes after playing Mass Cash.

The Massachusetts State Lottery said Eugene Girard bought eight tickets with the same five numbers at Pam's Market on Pleasant Street in Norwood.

Those five numbers matched the ones selected in the drawing, so each ticket earned him a $100,000 prize. Eugene gave one of the winning tickets to his son Matthew.

Eugene told lottery officials he plans to use his winnings to buy a car, make home improvements and add to his savings. Matthew plans to buy a car and invest his winnings.

Eugene also won a $1 million prize playing an instant ticket game back in 2008, according to the state lottery.

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