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BRIGHTON MAN SCORES $250,000 PRIZE IN SECOND-CHANCE DRAWING
March 12, 2008
DENVER – John Warren usually spends his days roaming around the metro-area installing and repairing cell phone towers. But after Colorado Lottery officials surprised him with news that he won the $250,000 Crossword Doubler Second-Chance Drawing, the biggest problem Warren had to address was how to spend his quarter-of-a million dollar windfall.
"I’m going to pay off cars and cards and stimulate the economy," joked a beaming Warren, who was shocked when Lottery officials (accompanied by his wife, mother-in-law and granddaughter) showed up at his office with a ceremonial $250,000 check.
Warren won the top prize in the drawing after entering “lots” of non-winning $250,000 Crossword Doubler $10 Scratch tickets. His name was chosen from 74,000 entries.
A frequent Scratch player, Warren had never won any substantial prizes before the drawing. The money, however, arrives in the nick of time for the Warren family.
"I just lost my job, so this is like, 'Oh My God,'" added Warren’s wife Linda, who explained that the couple had just tried to trade in her van because they were worried about how to make the monthly payments. "We were just devastated for the last two weeks."
In addition to paying off bills, Warren plans to set up college funds for his two adopted children, ages nine and 11. Warren also plans to share the wealth with his three step-children.
"This is going to change my life quite a bit," he said.
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