http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/84yearold-wins-328m-lottery/2007/01/30/1169919306661.html
84-year-old wins $328m lottery January 30, 2007 - 9:02AM An 84-year-old retired electrician from Missouri has won $US254 million ($A328.9 million) in the US Powerball lottery, lottery officials announced. James Wilson, a World War II veteran from St Louis, bought the winning ticket in the multi-state lottery about an hour before the drawing on January 24, officials said in a statement in Missouri. Wilson asked for a $5 ticket at a store shortly before the drawing, and the clerk mentioned that the shop had some $5 Powerball "Quick Pick" tickets with computer-selected numbers already printed, the statement said. Wilson agreed and took the next ticket, which turned out to be the single winner. The state lottery said it was the 10th biggest lottery jackpot in the world won on a single ticket. Wilson and his wife, Shirley, 79, have three grown sons, James, 59, William, 54, and Terril, 53, all of St Louis, and the family has been buying lottery tickets for years with an agreement to share the winnings, the announcement said. "We all buy family Powerball tickets, but mom and dad only buy tickets when the jackpot gets high," said Terril Wilson. "I think this is the first one he's bought in the last six months. This ticket only cost us $1 each, which we were happy to pay." Officials said the family had hired a former US Internal Revenue Service lawyer to help it handle the winnings. Reuters [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
