PHOTO BY MASS LOTTERY
Jeffrey Quiles and his girlfriend, Kelsey Simonian, pose with Quiles’ winning “100X The Cash” ticket.
BY DILLON DURST
LYNN — A part-time tire technician at RA Auto Repair on Marion Street won $4 million on a scratch ticket that he bought at a convenience store this week.
Jeffrey Quiles, a Lynn resident, purchased the $10 “100X The Cash” ticket at Lynn Convenience Store on Western Avenue, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.
Quiles chose to receive the prize in annual payments of $200,000 spread out over 20 years, the lottery said. He is the first player to claim a $4 million top prize in the new game that hit stores in March. Quiles plans to buy an engagement ring for his girlfriend and also plans to put some of the cash toward a new house and car, according to the lottery.
Quiles did not return calls seeking comment.
But his boss, Angel Ortiz, said he was thrilled for his employee who he considers a friend.
“He’s a real nice guy, and I’m happy for him,” Ortiz said.
The store where Quiles purchased the lucky ticket will also cash in on a $40,000 commission for selling the winning ticket.
Lynn resident and Lynn Convenience Store shopper Matt Feeley said Quiles stops by the store twice a week. He occasionally buys lottery tickets when he stops in, and had purchased a few scratch tickets Wednesday afternoon before leaving the store.
Kevin Farnsworth, also a Lynn resident, said he stops at the convenience store sometimes. While he purchases lottery tickets at the store, most of the time they’re for his wife.
“It’s a shame I couldn’t win,” Farnsworth said.
Lynn residents Ramonita Roldan, James Toomey and Jane Hoyt each recently won $1 million lottery prizes. Roldan won her prize last month in a previous version of the “100X The Cash” game. But she elected to receive a one-time cash payment of $650,000, less taxes. Toomey won in January on the “$4,000,000 Winfall” scratch ticket, while Hoyt won her $1 million prize — the second $1 million win in her life — in the “1,000,000 Holiday Bonus” game in January as well.
Dillon Durst can be reached at [email protected].