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Mother of 4 among Florida Lottery raffle winners

Jan 2, 2007, 12:38 am (3 comments)

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The Florida Lottery raffled of 10 tickets worth $1 million Monday as part of their Holiday Millionaire Raffle.

Lottery computers picked 130 winning numbers from the 1.25 million tickets for $20 each sold in its first-ever raffle.

Twenty tickets are worth $100,000 and holders of the other 100 tickets can claim $10,000.

Michelle Strother, of Deltona, was one of the winners to claim the $1 million prize. The mother of four said she was elated when she heard the news.

People at work told her she was crazy to buy the tickets, but 26-year-old Strother is having the last laugh. The tickets went on sale at 6 a.m. Nov. 20.

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dumars798's avatardumars798

Gotta be in it 2 win...wtg mom of 4!

SassyOhio's avatarSassyOhio

Now that would be an awesome experiance... great story. Hope she is wise with it. Congrats! Cheers

DoubleDown

" people at work told her she was crazy for buying the ticket "

She is proof you can't win it unless you're in it.

I wish her nothing but the best...

Congratulations on your new lifestyle   !

DD

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