Inspiration that came from an unlikely place paid off for a Massachusetts man after he won hundreds of thousands of dollars ...

TAUNTON — Cristiane Freitas is the latest Taunton resident to win big in the state lottery.. Freitas won a $1 million dollar grand prize as part of the state lottery's "Waves of Cash" game. She ...

TAUNTON — Cristiane Freitas is the latest Taunton resident to win big in the state lottery.. Freitas won a $1 million dollar grand prize as part of the state lottery's "Waves of Cash" game. She ...

Cristiane Freitas, of Taunton, collected her seven-figure prize from playing the "Waves of Cash" game, a $5 scratch-off ticket. She won the third and final $1 million jackpot in that game.

TAUNTON — Cristiane Freitas of Taunton is the winner of the third and final $1 million grand prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “Waves of Cash” instant ticket game.

Cristiane Freitas, of Taunton, who won the final "Wave of Cash" $1 million prize and came forward to claim it on Jan. 7. Photo by Massachusetts State Lottery Massachusetts State Lottery ...

Officials said Cristiane Freitas chose the cash option prize. MORE NEWS: Tolman High School to resume in-person classes Thursday; Freitas received a one-time payment of $650,000, before taxes.