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JohnS
Old Coot #2 (see DaddySS)
Member # 1073

posted

Retired cleaner claims $294M jackpot

ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOWELL, Mass. -- A housecleaning retiree no longer has to mop her own floors or dust her own furniture.

By winning a $294-million Mega Millions jackpot, Geraldine Williams can hire all the personal housekeepers she likes.

Williams, 68, a former college custodian who now cleans private homes, won the second-largest single-ticket jackpot in North America, the Sun of Lowell reported today. She was to receive a ceremonial cheque Friday.

"She was a wonderful person," Mary Recko, a former co-worker at UMass-Lowell, told The Associated Press. "Everybody liked her. All of us here are so happy that it was her who won."

Friends and family described Williams as a down-to-earth woman who fully intended to keep an appointment to clean a client's home until she was told she had to meet with financial advisers.

She has three children and eight grandchildren.

The $294 million is the highest prize in the multistate Mega Millions game. The winning ticket, sold at a Lowell wine store, will pay $11 million a year for 26 years before taxes or a lump sum of $168 million before taxes.

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2002Z4CSS
"Post"er Child
Member # 1393

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I bet she now has more friends than she thought she had. [Smile]

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The Janitor
Forum Moderator
Member # 2035

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This news makes all custodial engineers very happy.

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cytruffle
4th Gear
Member # 1733

posted

quote:
Originally posted by JohnS:
The winning ticket, sold at a Lowell wine store....

Wellthereyago...coulda been me!! [Roll Eyes]

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BrostalSS
1st Gear
Member # 1830

posted

spend it....well some of it.

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Mike2001SS
2nd Gear
Member # 2088

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I could retire about 9 months early

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Willard (Mike) Scott
Worldwide Camaro Club North Carolina state Rep.
2001 SS convertible with all SLP opts. Sunset Orange Neutral top Neutral leather
http://community.webshots.com/user/wmss

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1997Z4CSS
2nd Gear
Member # 2155

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I'll buy 2 Dick Harrel cars! [Cool]

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Ontario Camaro Club, Kitchener Waterloo Fbody,
Western Ontario Sports Car Association, Super Sport Owners Association

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vyto2
1st Gear
Member # 2265

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Why is it always someone old wins it? [Mad]

She'll die before she can spend it all. Give it to me! I'll spend it... [Wink]

That's it, next time I buy a lotto ticket I'm wearing a grey wig! [Razz]

[ 10. July 2004, 09:37 AM: Message edited by: vyto2 ]

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