NC couple married 70 years has weekly lottery tradition that finally paid off

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ThatScaryChick — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 12:26:42 GMT

Ah, lovely! I hope they enjoy their win.

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music* — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 23:36:01 GMT

What a beautiful 70th wedding anniversary present. $543,970.00!! Playing the same numbers for 22 years.

Happy 90th birthday James

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Stack47 — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 03:44:11 GMT

Playing the same numbers every drawing is a common playing strategy and it certainly paid off for this couple

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db101 — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 19:04:45 GMT

Cute story and I hope they get many more years to enjoy it together.

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Vergie6 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:15:12 GMT

So happy for both of them...same thing happened one time for an older couple here in Greensboro when he his wife won the 12 million dollar mega millions jackpot (1st one here in NC) took home 7.7 million back in 2010. He had played the

same numbers since the lottery started here in 2006 they were birthdays in the family too.

I knew his sister and she told me he won before he claimed it and I did not believe her but she finally convinced me

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lottalotto51 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:11:41 GMT

So happy for this wonderful couple! Patience and Persistence pays off

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noise-gate — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 03:10:04 GMT

Well done James and Maxine...

This calls for a celebration.

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KY Floyd — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:37:18 GMT

It must be nice to win enough money to last the rest of your life. It must sukc to wait until you're 90 before it finally happens.

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Cassie8620 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:36:03 GMT

i am loving this congrats. i am so happy for them, both.

My parents happily still in love and have that real true love,

that do not exist for alot,of folks for past decade or 2 decades... LOL

but they have MORE CASH and REAL LOVE and true to life both and i am smiling reading and i am very happy to see this couple, going strong,like my folks married almost 64 yrs in june. I hope they get to enjoy $$$the cash some of it, and live healthier and well like BETTY WHITE who i think just

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dpoly1 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:15:31 GMT

What a great story

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Bleudog101 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 17:42:55 GMT

Sure made me smile, beautiful well written story on their big lottery win. NCEL is probably the last state lottery they'll play unless they venture out of state to play. Perseverance certainly paid off handsomely for this feel good story.

NC couple married 70 years has weekly lottery tradition that finally paid off

Lottery Post — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:09:10 GMT

For James and Maxine Hilliker of Lumberton, North Carolina, a tradition of playing the lottery together led to a $768,862 Cash 5 jackpot win a week before their 70th wedding anniversary.

Our wedding anniversary is next week and today is my 90th birthday, said James after receiving the big check. I can't even believe this is real. I just can't believe it.

For the Hillikers, playing Cash 5 together is a weekly tradition that has become a special part of their morning routine.

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