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Dearborn Lottery Winners

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Dearborn $1M Lottery Winners Named

The couple are retired and plan their first big spend to be on Christmas presents for their children and grandchildren.

Retirement will be worry-free for Eugene and Nancy Gaspar of Dearborn, who were announced Wednesday as $1 million winners of the Nov. 8 Powerball drawing. According to a release from the Michigan Lottery, the couple couldn't believe they had won with a ticket they bought at the CVS Pharmacy on Ford Road. “I was in shock, numb,” said Eugene Gaspar of realizing he and his wife of 56 years had had won. “We won’t have any money worries in the future." The numbers, he revealed, were a compilation of his grandchildren’s birthdates. Appropriately, Nancy added that their first big splurge would be on Christmas presents for their four children and four grandchildren. “I can’t think of anything I really need," she added. "We’ve had a good life.” “…

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CVS Pharmacy

Millie

11:35 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Made me smile. I love when nice people win. Congratulations.   more ›

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Dearborn Couple Wins $268K in Michigan Lottery

The duo said they'll spend the funds on flipping houses, and paying medical bills for their daughter.

The golden years will be a bit brighter for one Dearborn couple, who were announced Friday as the winners of a $268,481 jackpot by the Michigan State Lottery. The couple, who wished to remain anonymous, emigrated to the U.S. decades ago. They've been married 46 years, and have children and grandchildren. They've even won the lottery before, but the previous prize of $5,000 was nothing compared to the more than a quarter million they will receive from half of the July 17 Fantasy 4 jackpot. According to the Michigan State Lottery, the family said they to use the money to flip houses, and the income earned from that to pay on-going medical bills for their daughter who is ill. The winning ticket was sold at D & T Marathon, located at 1300 …

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D & T Marathon, Inc.

Lee Jacobsen

10:59 am on Monday, July 23, 2012

Congrats! By the way, I have a house they may want to 'flip'.   more ›

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