Couple win the lottery - twice

Thursday, February 01, 2007 posted 10:35 AM EST

Carson City, Nevada - A couple from Nevada who won R71 000 on the lottery decided to buy another ticket with their winnings - and ended up winning nearly R114-million.

Barbara Salzman said: "It took me hours before I believed it. It still probably has not sunk in, but we don't really expect huge changes in our life.

"We plan to give our daughter her first house and help our son start his computer company. We'll give some money to charity and pay off our house."

According to the British newspaper, The Mirror, her husband Barry added: "Of course I don't believe it... I just don't believe it happened."

The couple had bought a ticket for the Arizona Lottery's well-known Powerball game.

Barry had bought the first winning ticket at a cafe in northern Arizona two weeks ago, but bad weather prevented him from collecting the cash.

When they travelled to the Arizona Lottery office in Phoenix for their prize, they bought a new $5 ticket which scooped a $15-million jackpot. - Ananova.com

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