Grandmother calls in sick after $8.4 million lottery win

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LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 08:15:05 GMT

i'd call in sick...FOREVER

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CASH Only — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 16:41:28 GMT

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fja — Tue, 31 May 2005 13:28:12 GMT

wow,,,,, a 70 year old security guard.

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kiki — Sun, 29 May 2005 23:51:16 GMT

I'd call in sick too. I would actually be afraid to outright quit till the money was in the bank. I've heard of misprints. We're going to be the same. I don't think

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LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 26 May 2005 19:41:29 GMT

he'll probably still work his job....

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BabyJC — Thu, 26 May 2005 19:37:20 GMT

Can you imagine how a cheap guy who has cut his own hair his whole life is going to handle $6.5 million dollars

Grandmother calls in sick after $8.4 million lottery win

Lottery Post — Thu, 26 May 2005 16:53:59 GMT

Vera Blondeau from Manitoba, Canada phoned in sick to her cashier's job Tuesday so she could cash in her lottery ticket worth CA$8.4 million (US$6.6 million). Blondeau, 62, said she hasn't been eating or sleeping very well since she checked her 6/49 numbers against the winning combination in Sunday's paper and found they all matched. Oh, I'm very nervous, Blondeau, 62, said as she and husband Jim, 70, faced the press for the official announcement in a downtown hotel. It hasn't sunk in yet. Jim... [ More ]