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Tag: Lottery

$11 million lottery winner: ‘I have to work’

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 8, 2014, 1:58 PM Sep 8, 2014
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First, we acknowledge that (a) playing the lottery is a good way to throw your money away and (b) publicizing winners helps keep people ignoring “a”. That said, who among us hasn’t thought of what we’d do with the sudden addition of millions into the bank account? Today, Rhonda Meath, 51, told reporters that she Read more →

On Twitter, it’s dump-on-Anoka-County day

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2013, 2:51 PM Aug 8, 2013
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Anoka is trending this afternoon on Twitter after a Ham Lake man won a piece of the Powerball jackpot. Apparently, plenty of people on Twitter are happy for Paul White, because it gave them a chance to dump on an entire county. The winning MN Power Ball ticket was sold in Anoka County. A Frank Read more →

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