NY Lottery winner, 82, shares $7M jackpot with daughter

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Gleno — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 12:15:36 GMT

This is refreshing news to see a family sharing in the buying of tickets as well as sharing the winnings.

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mypiemaster — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 06:43:54 GMT

Good to know there are families here in the Good ol' U.S. of A, that have not forgotten the essence of family. Congratulations.

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CSense — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 05:48:25 GMT

Bless the both of them. A truly lovely story about good people who are selfless.

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MeAndMyArrow — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 05:43:52 GMT

If it happened to me this way, I'd be a little torn. On the one hand, my hairdresser was late. On the other, she was the one who told me to go scratch first today.

Hmmm ... okay ... I guess I am $2,316,300 richer today than I was yesterday, and who knows if someone else would have walked in to that smoke shop and bought the winning ticket before I could. I suppose that means I should give the hairdresser a big tip.

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sully16 — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 01:16:28 GMT

Congrats and enjoy.

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Get paid — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 16:37:25 GMT

Congrats to the winners,u can,t win if ur not in.

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usarmy6440 — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 01:08:22 GMT

That's how it should be in a family/team effort. Wish I had someone to play/split with

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Drenick1 — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 22:06:48 GMT

Congratulations to both of them. Very heart warming.

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cbr$ — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:03:35 GMT

Congratulation to Marilyn Looney her daughter on their scratch off ticket win.

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music* — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:28:10 GMT

May God bless both Marilyn Looney and Carol Prevete ! This will change their family's life. WOW

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ElinaSammy2081 — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:17:36 GMT

God bless the mom 82 years old and still playing the lottery and walking around doing her hair it's so nice to see her sharing it with her daughter maybe she live the rest of her days in total peace and happiness with her husband and grandchildren and what better way to spend money going to Disney world. I would of done the same with my daughters and grandkids.

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shadowlady — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:42:58 GMT

Glad the family will have money to spend, and get good medical treatments for the parents.

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ThatScaryChick — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:59:33 GMT

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Bleudog101 — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:39:14 GMT

On a different note, two California Powerball tickets had five numbers...because of para-mutuel payouts, they only receive $188,607 vs $1 million.

Back to NY, what a sweet Mom, Bless her and her daughter with many years of health and wealth

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lothob — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:16:25 GMT

What we all wish for - the final reward of a lifetime of scratching! Congrats to the winning family.

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noise-gate — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:55:38 GMT

Good times are here again To these two. Congratulations are in order.

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Bleudog101 — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:32:29 GMT

Such a nice, uplifting story.

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rcbbuckeye — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:23:57 GMT

Terrific story

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hearsetrax — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:57:18 GMT

NY Lottery winner, 82, shares $7M jackpot with daughter

Lottery Post — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:35:12 GMT

By Todd Northrop

A winning $7 million scratch-off lottery ticket purchased by an 82-year-old grandmother while waiting for her hair appointment is about to change the lives of several generations in one family.

We've been pooling our money to buy lottery tickets for years now, Carol Prevete, 50, said about herself and her mother, Marilyn Looney, 82, of Selden, N.Y. We always split whatever prize we win. One time that even totaled about $20,000, she said.

But this time they hit it big,... [ More ]