Newport Beach Man Claims $81 Million California Lottery Jackpot

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winner2b — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:57:52 GMT

ah...to be 25 and money in the bank

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qutgnt — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:12:39 GMT

Does the store get 1% of the cash value

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Maverick — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:07:46 GMT

Young lucky buck he is!Article said: The retailer will receive $405,000 for selling the winning ticket.That's it! I'm opening a 7-11 and I'm selling lottery tickets

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fwlawrence — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 07:14:27 GMT

Since he is only 25, he made the right choice in choosing the annuity.

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CASH Only — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:08:03 GMT

Even though he's only 25 years old, I bet whatever financial advice he's receiving told him he should have chosen cash (CA requires the choice to be made when you play).

Newport Beach Man Claims $81 Million California Lottery Jackpot

Lottery Post — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:54:00 GMT

A 25-year-old Newport Beach man was identified Tuesday as the sole winner of last Wednesday's $81 million California SuperLotto Plus lottery jackpot.Colin McLean, who identified himself as a college graduate who works in the finance industry, said he planned to use some of the winnings to help victims of last month's tsunami. With everything going on in the world, I think it is inappropriate to gain notoriety for this [winning the Lottery]; I feel very blessed, and sense that God has given me an... [ More ]