They spent only four dollars but tonight Charles Jones and his wife are fifty five thousand dollars richer. This afternoon, the couple from Ranchito Village in the Corozal District traveled down to Belize City and walked into the offices of Tropical Gaming Company to claim their grand prize check. Mr. Jones told us that although they won Saturday's draw they didn't get the good news until Monday.
Charles Jones, Winner
"She went and checked and when she saw it she wrote it down and brought it home and she didn't check the ticket right away, until yesterday evening."
Jules Vasquez,
What will you do with the money?
Charles Jones,
"Well I have my house which needs to be fixed, my land needs to be filled, and I need an operation, and I have a little farm which I will forward it to."
Jules Vasquez,
Sounds like you need a little bit more than $55,000.
Charles Jones,
"Well not really because you have to know to pinch the little you have."
Jules Vasquez,
How did you select the numbers?
Charles Jones,
"We buy our numbers and then we buy two quick picks and then one for me and one for my wife. And then my one went down and her one came out."
Jules Vasquez,
How will you decide who the money is for?
Charles Jones,
"Well the two of us live at the same place so the money is for both of us."
The lucky Lotto numbers are 03 - 06 - 12 - 14 - 18 and the letter is N. By the way if you are wondering why the check was only made out for $50,000, LOTTO officials admit that they erroneously had left out the extra $5,000.
