For Mega Millions lottery winners, $130 million is surreal

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MADDOG10 — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:23:19 GMT

fwlawrence, micheal vick is the quaterback for the atlanta falcons.

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winner2b — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:57:46 GMT

CONGRATS

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fwlawrence — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:45:10 GMT

Who is Michael Vick

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ChazzMatt — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 07:32:35 GMT

Actually, she won with a computer Quick Pick -- not the numbers she played for years. updated news story

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Litebets27 — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 05:44:28 GMT

You are probably right. He doesn't sound like a bad guy, and congratulations tothe family. But, you would think since Margaret Jones played these numbers foryears and he thought nothing of it, that the Atlanta Journal-Constitution would have started their piece something like,When Margaret Jones played her usual set of megamillion numbers and her husbandthought nothing of it..............

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DoctorEw220 — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 04:34:46 GMT

lol.i think the prize went to someone who really deserved it though.

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Todd — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 04:08:26 GMT

Hey, the guy has a 64 Chevy Nova, he can't be all that bad

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Litebets27 — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 03:31:39 GMT

Wait a minute. If Jones's wife bought the winning ticket. Why is James F. Jonesthe big feature in this piece. He seems to have taken over.

For Mega Millions lottery winners, $130 million is surreal

Lottery Post — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:15:00 GMT

James F. Jones went to bed Tuesday night worried about normal things.He had a grandkid who needed minor dental surgery the next day, which had his wife Margaret anxious. The 55-year-old auto mechanic also thought about the trucks and cars brought in to his repair shop this week. And somewhere in the back of his mind, he thought about his pet project: restoring his 1964 baby-blue Chevy Nova. He needed a $300 part for the clutch that he just couldn't afford right now.He woke up at 6 a.m. Wednesday... [ More ]