34-year lottery quest finally pays off

Comment #12

konane — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:29:52 GMT

Congratulations to her

Comment #11

noahproblem — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:09:01 GMT

No, the really true tragedy would have been if that day had been one of the rare ones where she didn't play at all...

Best of luck to her

Comment #10

psykomo — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 03:28:09 GMT

QUICK-PICK$$$$

would have beennnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quicker....... Like the BUNNY $$$$$

LOL

PSYKOMO

Comment #9

vastine28 — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 02:15:22 GMT

She's a happy woman !! If she plays like most of us -- she probably play and win throughout the year on a smaller scale (of course) but this was her main number that she put MONEY down on occasion.

Be blessed ....

Comment #8

fja — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:44:26 GMT

an average of less than $37.60 a day puts her in the profit column, not by much though!

(based on no hits until now...

Comment #7

Todd — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 12:58:56 GMT

In many states stores get a percentage of prizes over a certain amount, regardless of which game it was. Most people hear about stores getting percentages of jackpot game prizes, because it is rare for a Pick 4 win to get this much money.

Comment #6

Jani Norman — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 12:46:49 GMT

Kinaia and his wife, Nidhal, have owned Wally's for seven years and said Gutierrez's win was lucky for them, too. They received $10,000 for selling winning tickets to Gutierrez and another customer who won $20,000 last week.

I didn't realize that the stores get paid an amount for regular winning tickets like pick 3 pick 4.....

Comment #5

Todd — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 12:25:22 GMT

I like your use of the word tragic . Yes, indeed, that would be true tragedy if she only bet $1 on that day. However, it is poetic justice that she bet $80.

Comment #4

bellyache — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 05:09:36 GMT

I guess I should have read the article better. I missed that. At least her hunch paid off. It was obviously worth it.

Comment #3

justxploring — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 04:59:03 GMT

Her wagers always varied. She'd play as little as $1 on some days, but when she went to the party store from which she always makes her lottery purchases, Brancato said, she had a hunch and put the $80 down on her favorite number.

Doesn't appear that way. She just hit it right this time. Would have been almost tragic if she bet only a dollar.

Comment #2

bellyache — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 03:11:10 GMT

That's what I thought too. Hopefully she didn't play $80 dollars everyday. That way she won't be in the hole.

Comment #1

RJOh — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:58:34 GMT

52 wk/yr x 6 day/wk x $80/day x 34 yrs = $848,640

I hope she hasn't being buying $80 worth of tickets per day since 1972, else she's still in the hole.

34-year lottery quest finally pays off

Lottery Post — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:39:41 GMT

A Michigan woman who has been playing the lottery since 1972 won $400,000 by purchasing 80 $1 tickets, all with the same number that represents her late husband's birthday.

Lidia Gutierrez, 63, is a regular customer at Wally's Mini Mart in Pontiac. On July 27, she bought 80 $1 tickets with the winning number 2123 for the Michigan Lottery's Daily 4 evening drawing. Each ticket is worth $5,000.

She was very excited, store owner Wally Kinaia told The Oakland Press.

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