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Champ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 09:26 AM
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Lotto con-man hits legitimate jackpot
IN an ironic twist of fortune, a former lottery con-man who served time for once claiming his winning million dollar ticket was stolen, hit the jackpot in one of Romania's biggest pay outs ever, officials said.

Stelian Ogica, who was sentenced in 2001 to three years imprisonment by a Bucharest court for attempted swindle, won one billion leis ($42,172), lottery officials aid.

When Ogica was released from prison in early 2003 he continued to play the lottery.

His persistence paid off.

"This time I wrote my name and address on the tickets so there would be no confusion," said Ogica. "I knew I was going to win."

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11542775%255E13762,00.html
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 09:27 AM
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1. That's odd
That is funny too.
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