"You can be a conservative person, or you can be a risk taker," a financial advisor said about claiming a top prize ticket.

Four prizes remain unclaimed, including a pair of drawings from the holiday weekend, according to the CT Lottery.

It wasn’t just the weather that was hot this week. There were over a dozen high value, top prize winners for multiple CT Lottery scratch, Fast Play and draw games.

A Powerball ticket purchased in Somers has delivered a $150,000 prize to a local player, according to recent lottery records.

The Connecticut Lottery offers several draw games for those willing to make a bet to win big. Those who want to play in Connecticut can enter the CT Lotto, Lucky for Life and Cash 5 games as well as play the national Powerball and Mega Millions games. There are also two drawings a day for the Play 3 with Wild Ball and Play 4 with Wild Ball games. Drawings are held at regular days and times ...

One ticket sold matched all six numbers, winning the $2.2 million jackpot. The winner can either receive the $2.2 million in annuity paid in 21 equal payments, or take the cash value of $1,478,992. Four tickets matched five of the numbers, which share a prize pool of $2,716.

The winner of a Cash5 ticket worth $100,000 has less than two weeks to claim it before it expires.

The Connecticut Lottery offers several draw games for those willing to make a bet to win big. Those who want to play in Connecticut can enter the CT Lotto, Lucky for Life and Cash 5 games as well as play the national Powerball and Mega Millions games. There are also two drawings a day for the Play 3 with Wild Ball and Play 4 with Wild Ball games. Drawings are held at regular days and times ...