Martha’s Vineyard is proving to be a lucky place, with a second big-winning lottery ticket sold on Island this month.
Robert Peatie, an Edgartown resident, claimed a $1 million grand prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$10,000,000 Lucky Bucks” instant ticket game.
Mr. Peatie purchased the winning ticket at Woodland Variety & Grill in Vineyard Haven, and cashed in the prize on Wednesday. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for the sale.
Mr. Peatie chose to receive his cash prize in a one-time lump sum payment of $650,000, before taxes. He told the lotto that he plans to use his winnings to help his children.
The week before Mr. Peatie won, a Vineyard Haven-based trust cashed in a $15 million ticket purchased at the VFW in Oak Bluffs.
This article appears in April 10, 2026.
How wonderful. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy
Aah, such lovely news, to distract us from the endless grim global information flow… Wishing the nice gentleman and his family the very best of it, with good luck and good health always!