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KENT CITY PLAYER CLAIMS $57 MILLION MEGA JACKPOT
June 17, 2008
LANSING - Fred Topous never won anything in his life, until Friday. That's when Topous' easy pick Mega Millions ticket netted him the $57 million jackpot.
Topous, 45, didn't even realize that he had the winning ticket from the 11 p.m. drawing until yesterday afternoon. He'd heard the winning ticket had been sold at Party World in Comstock Park so when he stopped at the store on his way home from work, he asked the clerk to check his ticket. Topous said he's had little sleep since he found out he was a multimillionaire.
Realizing that he probably "won't need to get a loan," Topous said he plans to buy a house and plan for his children to attend college. But he and had wife had worked multiple jobs to make ends meet, jobs to make ends meet, Topous is now secure.
"We thought we were going to end up working until we died, but not any more," Topous said. "I want to enjoy little bit of life. We're plain folks. We've struggled all our lives. Now I don't have to wait until Friday to get groceries or put gas in the truck."
Lottery Commissioner M. Scott Bowen offered congratulations to Topous and his family.
"We're always happy to make someone a millionaire and we wish Mr. Topous and his family all the best," Bowen said.
Topous, who has vowed to continue to play Michigan Lottery games, elected to take the lump sum payment of $33,989,267.
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