The LOTTO last week made its way to a whopping 117,500 dollars and while there were thousands of buyers two today visited Tropical Gaming's Offices to claim their winnings. Vanessa Henry and Emilio Baeza today claimed their winnings. Both expressed their deep thanks for having won half of the jackpot.
Emilio Baeza, LOTTO Winner
"I didn't believe it as first but I verified it and found out I really won. Felt excited so looking forward to starting a new life with my wife."
Vanessa Henry, LOTTO Winner
"I decide to build a new house for my father."
Alfonso Noble,
"You feel bad you didn't win the whole jackpot and you had to share it with someone else?"
Emilio Baeza,
"No, Everyone had the opportunity and something is better than nothing."
Vanessa Henry,
"I thought only one person had won it so I had already planned to share with my family."
Government will take a 15% cut from both the winners. LOTTO resets to the base jackpot of 50 thousand dollars.
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