Boynton Beach Man Uses Combinations to Win $15 Million FLORIDA LOTTO Jackpot!News Editors TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2003 "I bought ten tickets and used different combinations to pick all possible winning numbers" -- DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. SOHN FLORIDA LOTTO Jackpot Winner A Boynton Beach Boynton Beach, city (1990 pop. 46,194), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1920. A major suburban area, it is also a beach resort and vegetable-shipping point. man, who just moved to Florida one-and-a-half years ago when he became semi-retired, today redeemed re·deem tr.v. re·deemed, re·deem·ing, re·deems 1. To recover ownership of by paying a specified sum. 2. To pay off (a promissory note, for example). 3. the winning FLORIDA LOTTO ticket for the Saturday, November 8 LOTTO drawing for the estimated $15 million jackpot. David Sohn, 64, came to Lottery lottery, scheme for distributing prizes by lot or other method of chance selection to persons who have paid for the opportunity to win. The term is not applicable when lots are drawn without payment by the interested parties to determine some matter, e.g. Headquarters in Tallahassee to collect his prize this afternoon and claimed it in the name of the Datomeax Partnership. The partnership includes his wife, Toby, 62, daughter Melissa, 36, of New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , and son Alex, 32, also of New York City. The partnership could have received the winnings in a lump-sum payment of $8,142,332.94, but instead chose to take the winnings in 30 annual installments of approximately $500,000(1) per year. Total ticket sales for this jackpot generated approximately $10 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund for Florida's schools. "I checked my tickets on the Lottery's Web Site after the drawing and saw on my third ticket that I had all six numbers," said David, who is a semi-retired accountant. "I looked at those numbers twice and said to myself, `This looks like a winner.' I then called my wife into the room and told her I was a little nervous because `I thought I was a winner.'" David bought his winning ticket at Publix Supermarket, located at 13886 Jog Road in Delray Beach Delray Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 47,181), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly residential, Delray Beach is also the trade center for a citrus-fruit and vegetable-growing region. . The store will receive a $10,000 retailer bonus for selling the winning jackpot ticket. The winning numbers, chosen by his personal numbers for the Nov. 8, 2003 drawing are: 02 - 03 - 11 - 46 - 47 - 51. Explaining how he chose his winning numbers, David said: "I bought ten tickets and used different combinations to pick all possible winning numbers. I've been using that system for every drawing twice a week, and this time one of my combinations came through." "When David read Professor Sir David Read FRS is Emiritus Professor of Plant Science in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at University of Sheffield. His first degree and PhD came from University of Hull, the latter in 1963. me his numbers and I looked at the ticket, I didn't believe he was a winner at first," said Toby, a retired New York City school teacher. "After David took his ticket to Publix to have them check it in their terminal, I knew it was a winner then." The Datomeax Partnership is the 65th FLORIDA LOTTO winner to either reside in or purchase a winning ticket in Palm Beach County and the 737th LOTTO winner to win at least $1 million since 1988. The jackpot for tomorrow night's (Saturday) FLORIDA LOTTO drawing is estimated at $6 million! The drawing will be broadcast live on 13 television stations statewide at 11 p.m. EST P.M. also p.m. or p.m. abbr. post meridiem Usage Note: By definition, 12 a.m. . Please Play Responsibly "$13 Billion for Florida's Schools" (1) Prize estimate based on current interest rates on day of prize claim. |
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