1lost1
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Frankly... Francis is Lucky
This is so cool. I love to play the lottery and powerball is huge this Saturday, if you haven't bought a ticket and play this would be a great time to try your luck. Anyways... I need to track Francis down and have him send a little luck my way
quote: S.C Man Just Misses Second Lottery Win
South Carolina Lottery Winner Misses Second Big Win By 1 Number, Must Settle For $400,000
CHESTER, S.C., Aug. 10, 2007
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(AP) Francis Stephenson is a lucky man, almost incredibly lucky.
He has won $1.4 million with two winning Powerball lottery tickets. If he had just a little more luck _ and got one more number right each time _ he'd be more than $340 million richer.
Stephenson's latest big winner came Saturday when he matched the five white balls, but not the Powerball. He won $400,000, just missing the estimated $141 million jackpot.
The latest windfall came less than two years after Stephenson, 61, became the first person to win $1 million in South Carolina's lottery when he again picked all five white balls but missed the Powerball in an Oct. 8, 2005 drawing, which would have been worth more than $200 million to a single winner.
The odds of picking the five white balls but missing the Powerball in one drawing are more than 1 in 3.5 million, according to the game's Web site.
"I never thought I would win big again," Stephenson said. "When you buy a ticket, (there's) that possibility you might win."
Stephenson said after taxes he got about $750,000 after the first win. He bought himself a pickup truck. This time, Stephenson said he might buy a lawnmower, since his broke Saturday, although he said he might just repair it himself.
Stephenson retired from Superior Essex, a telephone cable manufacturing company, in July after 35 years.
If you decide to play
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Re: Frankly... Francis is Lucky
why can't I win more than $10???
and that only once or twice I think - don't play much tho cos can't even seem to win a couple dollars ever ...
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Re: Frankly... Francis is Lucky
I don't do so hot in it either... but I always feel lucky when I make the purchase, lol.
They have me hooked
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