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Win for Life Marks 39th Top Prize Claimant

Raymond will receive his winnings in annual payments - $52,000 a year less 28 percent federal withholding - for his lifetime.

He will receive his first winnings check from the Pennsylvania Lottery during a formal presentation at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 1, 2001. Sheetz Inc., located on 304 South Main Street, Slippery Rock, where Mr. Bell purchased his winning ticket, will host the presentation.

The Lottery's Director of Public Relations Sally Danyluk, Pittsburgh Area Supervisor Eric Grubbs and District Lottery Representative Kathy Doran will present Raymond his check.

Raymond purchased his Win For Life ticket before going to work at the field house - which is the athletic facility at Slippery Rock University.

``I knew something good was going to happen whenever I played that ticket,'' he said with assertion. When Raymond got to work, he scratched the ticket. A co-worker asked him if he won. ``I told her, 'Wait a minute,' then I saw that I won on the tic-tac-toe section, and the prize listed was LIFE! I was in shock!'' Immediately, Raymond's co-worker took him to Sheetz and they confirmed his Lottery win.

Mr. Bell has been employed at Slippery Rock University as a laundry worker for 28 years. He plans to have a party for his friends and family in celebration of his Lottery win and would like to pay off his house. Raymond has played the Win For Life game for approximately five years because he liked the idea of the chance at winning $1,000 a week for life.

Mr. Bell admits he hasn't bought any Win For Life tickets since his big win. He believes someone else should have a chance at winning a fortune.

The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that exclusively designates its proceeds to benefit older citizens.

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