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Just in Time: $23-million Lottery Winner Was Down to Last Few Dollars

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04 Nov 2012 55 views
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Just in Time: $23-million Lottery Winner Was Down to Last Few Dollars
A woman whose $23-million lottery ticket was gathering dust inside a glove compartment finally realized she might have been a winner and claimed it five months later -- just before the deadline came and while she was in financial straits.

A woman whose $23-million lottery ticket was gathering dust inside a glove compartment finally realized she might have been a winner and claimed it five months later — just before the deadline came.

Julie Cervera told reporters at a news conference Friday that she was in financial straits when she found the ticket. Now, she plans to use the winnings to help her family.

(READ the story in the Los Angeles Times)

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