Perhaps it is because the numbers represent his family, but Ernesto James Azueta has stayed faithful to one set of lotto numbers for two years. On Wednesday, all that dedication paid off when he won the $77,000 jackpot. The San Pedro told us where the numbers caome from.

Ernesto James Azueta,
"Those are the date births of me, my wife, and at the age I had before I started and the age I was going to complete."

Jules Vasquez,
So you buy regularly?

Ernesto James Azueta,
"Yeah its now two years that I have been buying it."

Jules Vasquez,
You almost invested $77,000 in it since you have been buying for two years.

Ernesto James Azueta,
"Well I think it was a good investment."

Jules Vasquez,
You have any plans for the money?

Ernesto James Azueta,
"There is and that is to build my house. After that all the rest stays in the bank."

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