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Tom_Foolery

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Mon Dec 30, 2013, 12:52 PM Dec 2013

New York man finds winning lottery ticket in a pile of leaves...

New York (CNN) -- In the post-Superstorm Sandy destruction, New York landscaper Marvin Rosales Martinez was clearing storm debris with a leaf blower when he discovered an unknown treasure hidden in a pile of leaves.

The damp "Win $1,000 a Week for Life" scratch-off ticket could change his life.

Rosales Martinez, 27, a resident of Hicksville on Long Island, was awarded his $1 million lottery prize on Friday, more than a year after he claimed the winning ticket. He found the ticket among leaves in October 2012.



http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/28/us/million-dollar-lottery-ticket-raking-leaves/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular

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New York man finds winning lottery ticket in a pile of leaves... (Original Post) Tom_Foolery Dec 2013 OP
Talk about a "wind fall" :P nt Locut0s Dec 2013 #1
Good one!! n/t Tom_Foolery Dec 2013 #3
Wish I was that lucky! B Calm Dec 2013 #2
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