Mass. Cleaning Woman Claims $294M Jackpot

Comment #12

fxdwg — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 23:25:15 GMT

You've suffered and struggled and know enough not to go crazy, And then there was Jack Whitaker

Comment #11

tg636 — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 15:41:28 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by qutgnt on July 10, 2004Seriously though can someone who is like 28 or something win, IM sick of all these old people who are on deaths door winning. It just shows you that young people dont have money to blow on lottery , which is usually won by the indigent who have no other choices but to hope for the lottery to get rich. Its a shame.You mean someone like Mr. Michael Carroll, 21, of Downham Market, Norfolk, who can binge and booze and party until the money is all

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Lotteryfool — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 12:29:10 GMT

While I was hoping that a office lottery pool had won the money, it was just as great to hear that she won the jackpot. Good for her

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dphillips — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 09:22:51 GMT

None of us know the day or the hour of our death! Frankly speaking, most younger people (18, 19, and 20 year olds) would foolishly spend their money on frivilous things: not taking into account their mortality. For the most part, by the time a person reaches his or her 30s, 40s, and 50s, he or she will have a much different outlook on life. Cancer, AIDS, deadly blood clots, viral pneumonia, car accidents, drug overdoses, and other social maladies inflict and infect the above age groups, too.A... [ More ]

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hotbuns — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 04:50:00 GMT

quant that is not a very nice thing to say I know that everyone of us have a dream for some the dream comes early and then again it's late but better late than never . old age is a blessing in more ways than one. I'm only 33yrs old I thank God everyday that both my parents are still alive in good health if either of them should win the lottery I'll consider that a win for me too.

Comment #7

qutgnt — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 04:04:43 GMT

Seriously though can someone who is like 28 or something win, IM sick of all these old people who are on deaths door winning. It just shows you that young people dont have money to blow on lottery , which is usually won by the indigent who have no other choices but to hope for the lottery to get rich. Its a shame.

Comment #6

hotbuns — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 04:00:14 GMT

God wants us to prosper for over sixty plus years she toiled cleaning up after people .see thats why it is so important to treat the smallest person among you good because you never know when it's comming back to you I say to her God Bless you congratulations .I too hope to win big some day.

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mdr77 — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 03:30:57 GMT

I love it when a good-hea

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tg636 — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 20:05:03 GMT

Thanks, I guess that was the one. $117.6 million is a lot of money, especially after 68 years of not making a whole lot. I wouldn't be hanging around Lowell, a congested depressing former mill town, much anymore if I won. The world is too big a place not to explore if you are in good health and cost is no object.

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CASH Only — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 19:51:53 GMT

TG:Maybe you meant the Big Game in April 1999.

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tg636 — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 18:27:29 GMT

I seem to recall another Masschusetts jackpot, maybe Mass Millions around 1997, where another cleaning woman won one of the biggest jackpots to date. It must be a lucky profession.

Comment #1

doubledee32 — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 17:29:13 GMT

WOW-now thats

Mass. Cleaning Woman Claims $294M Jackpot

Lottery Post — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 17:17:31 GMT

Meet Geraldine Williams, a retired custodian and cleaning woman who will no longer have to mop her own floors or dust her own furniture.Williams stepped forward Friday to claim the $294 million Mega Millions jackpot, the second-largest jackpot ever to go to a single person in North America.Williams, who was introduced at a news conference at state lottery headquarters, said she'll take the payout in a lump sum of $117.6 million after taxes.She said she was still stunned by her luck, a week after... [ More ]