Down on his luck, Florida man wins $33M lottery jackpot

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justxploring — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:00:26 GMT

Iliana Cordero, 34, sold Perez the winning ticket at 1:29 p.m. Saturday at Sedano's Supermarket on North Dixie Highway.

Good for him! I was in Lake Worth on Friday, so I wouldn't have won anyway. When I saw the press release on Monday, I wondered about that. I kept saying I should have pulled off the highway and bought some lottery tickets! I was on I-95 at about 3:00 and North Dixie Hwy is Route 1 which is a few miles to the East. The traffic was really bad on the way to West Palm B... [ More ]

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DoubleDown — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:08:36 GMT

Congratulations to Mr. Perez for stepping forward and choosing cash option. I hope he doesn't have financial problems later in life.

Down on his luck, Florida man wins $33M lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:28:00 GMT

West Palm Beach resident Ezequiel Perez has had his share of tragedy in recent weeks. His father died early Monday morning in Cuba. His home was heavily damaged by a fire earlier this month.

On Saturday night, he got some good news.

Perez, 51, of West Palm Beach, was the winner of Saturday's $33 million Florida Lotto jackpot.

He bought his Quick Pick-winning ticket Saturday at a Lake Worth supermarket and hit the 1-in-23 million chance.

Perez wasted no time claiming his winnings, acc... [ More ]