SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The third and final grand prize in the "$1,000,000 Stacks of Cash" instant ticket game was claimed by a Springfield man on Monday. Easthampton woman wins ‘$100 a Week for Life’ lottery prize John Balsam, a custodian from Springfield, said he scratched the ticket and won the grand prize one day after work. “I was scratching the ticket, then boom, my life changed!” Balsam said. Courtesy of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. Balsam chose to receive his prize as a one-time cash payment of $650,000 before taxes. With his winnings, he said he plans to buy a house and a red pickup truck he has dreamed of owning since he was a teenager, and save the rest. Balsam purchased the grand prize ticket at Irving, located at 11 Tapley Street in Springfield. For selling the winning ticket, the store will receive a $10,000 bonus. Local News Headlines Dressing sold at Trader Joe’s in 17 states recalled over undeclared allergens State using interest income to pay down $105 million in debt Fuel rates, mandates, tariffs add punch to energy price stew Springfield custodian says $1 million lottery ticket changed his life WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com. ...read more read less