British pro gambler took aim at $25.8M CT Lotto jackpot, buying hundreds of thousands of tickets

A professional gambler traveled from Great Britain to Connecticut in recent weeks with an audacious plan — to spend as much as $2 million buying “Quick Pick” Lotto tickets by the hundreds of thousands at local convenience stores in hopes of winning the Nov. 1 near-record Connecticut Lotto jackpot of $25.8 million.Jackpots, Connecticut, Retailer, General Interest