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SPUR OF THE MOMENT LOTTERY PURCHASE EARNS WATERFORD RETIREE $1,000,000 JACKPOT
October 19, 2011
Robert Dibble of Waterford, Saratoga County was looking for a way to pass the time while his wife, Kathy, was doing the couple’s grocery shopping on September 10. He decided to purchase three Win $1,000 a Week For Life scratch-off tickets after remembering his fondness for the game he hadn’t played in almost nine years. “I used to play the ticket quite often but it’s been years since I bought one,” explained Dibble. “I bought three for old time’s sake and wasn’t exactly sure what I had won right away.” Dibble scratched off three ‘LIFE’ symbols on one of his tickets earning him a guaranteed minimum jackpot prize of $1,000,000.
“I just kind of stared at the ticket in disbelief,” said the 71-year-old General Electric retiree. “When my wife came back from buying the groceries, I couldn’t explain to her what we had just won. I was literally speechless!”
Dibble claimed his $1,000,000 prize on September 27 at the Lottery’s Customer Service Center in Schenectady. He will receive a minimum of 19 annual payments of $52,000 (net $34,336) each and a 20th payment of $12,000 (net $7,924) to realize his $1,000,000 minimum prize. After that, Dibble will continue to receive an annual net check totaling $34,336 for life.
“I plan to use the money to help my family and enjoy life,” said the grandfather of two. “We like to travel and Italy has always been on our list of destinations. Now we’ll be able to check that one off.”
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