Man plays same number on 20 lottery tickets, wins $90K

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LckyLary — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:10:21 GMT

I see this done A LOT usually to avoid taxes if it comes out BOX or if a Pick-3 STR comes out. If you have one good number instead of several iffy ones you are better off that way. The catch is in pari-mutuel if you win that many you will water down the prize; I guess they have fixed payouts.

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time*treat — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:37:37 GMT

Play like you mean it.

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Halle99 — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:41:04 GMT

Wow BIG congrats to him....He is a rich man.....

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ThatScaryChick — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:14:56 GMT

Congrats to him! That is definitely a lot of money to put down on one number, but I bet he is happy he did.

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ricky p — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:24:00 GMT

Wow! he must have been really confident... like those stories. The lottery have been taking people moneys to much. I wish another person could do the same. I will be tthe next

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diamondpalace — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:22:12 GMT

Gut feeling is the KEY to winning. If it says don't play, you don't, and if it says PLAY IT! Then proceed

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vastine28 — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:06:09 GMT

Wow !$ Congratulations Mr. Granger...

Man plays same number on 20 lottery tickets, wins $90K

Lottery Post — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:57:27 GMT

A North Carolina man has a knack for picking the winning number for Virginia Lottery drawings.

The Virginia Lottery said Wednesday that Steve Granger of Henderson, N.C., won $90,800 in Sunday night's Pick 4 drawing by playing the same number combination, 5-1-1-7, on 20 tickets.

Sixteen tickets each won $5,000 because Granger wagered exact order on them. The other four tickets each won $2,700 because he wagered 50/50 on them.

Granger said if he has a feeling about a number, he'll play it... [ More ]