Lottery winner cool, but plans heat up

Lottery Post — Fri, 03 Oct 2003 18:52:08 GMT

You can go a lot of places with $89 million, including the Shoney's in Fitzgerald.On Wednesday, Staff Sgt. Stephen Tirrell Moore became the largest jackpot winner in state history when his ticket matched all six numbers for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing for a $150 million prize. The 30-year-old soldier picked the cash option -- worth $88.9 million before taxes.Moore, on a 30-day leave from his duties in South Korea, publicly announced his lottery windfall Thursday at the restaurant in the smal... [ More ]