Big catch for Cape Cod fisherman: $10M lottery prize

WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Talk about a big catch: A self-employed Cape Cod shellfisher has won $10 million playing the lottery.

The Massachusetts State Lottery says William Young, Jr., of Wellfleet is the second person to win the top prize in the lottery's new "$10,000,000 Mega Fortune" game.

Young opted to pocket cash winnings and received a one-time payment of $6.5 million before taxes.

The lottery said today he plans to use his winnings to help his family and invest.