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Carson widow wins $91 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot11 August 2003CARSON, California -- As reported by the Associated Press: ``The sole winner of Saturday's $91 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot was a widow who had lived in a motel for the past three years because she could no longer afford her town home. ``Patricia Frierson bought the winning ticket Saturday afternoon at Village Liquors, a store down the block from the EconoLodge where she'd been living. ``The factory worker returned to the store Sunday morning clutching her winning ticket and hugging customers and employees. ``...`I can't believe my numbers came up. I've been playing these numbers for years,'' she told KCAL-TV. ``...Village Liquors manager John Kim said Frierson was a regular customer who bought a lottery ticket every week. ``...The desk clerk at the Carson EconoLodge where Frierson was staying said the SuperLotto winner called Sunday to say she'd be moving out in a few days. ``Frierson said she's now going to look for a place by the ocean..." |