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68-year-old cleaning woman wins $294 million
68-year-old cleaning woman wins $294 million
Friday, July 9, 2004 Posted: 2:25 PM EDT (1825 GMT) BRAINTREE, Massachusetts (AP) -- A 68-year-old cleaning woman 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. "I'm in disbelief. I can't believe it's me," Geraldine Williams told reporters at lottery headquarters. Williams cleaned homes after retiring as a custodian at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. "She was a wonderful person," said Mary Recko, a worker in the physical plant department at UMass-Lowell. "Everybody liked her. All of us here are so happy that it was her who won." Friends and family described Williams as a down-to-earth woman who fully intended to keep an appointment to clean a client's home until she was told she had to meet with financial advisers in Boston. Williams, a mother of three and a grandmother of eight, said she plans to travel. Williams received a ceremonial check for $294 million Friday at the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission offices. The $294 million is the highest Mega Millions prize in the game's history, exceeding the previous high of $239 million in February. The largest single ticket lottery jackpot winner ever in North America was Jack Whitaker, of Scott Depot, West Virginia, who won a Powerball jackpot of $314.9 million on Christmas Day 2002. The winning Mega Millions ticket was sold at Powers Wine Co. in Lowell. It will pay $11 million a year for 26 years before taxes or a lump sum of $168 million before taxes. Other states participating in the Mega Millions game are Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia and Washington. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Find this article at: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast....ap/index.html
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