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Butler County Man Wins $10K Per Month for a Year from PA Lottery.


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MIDDLETOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 2003

Slippery Rock Slippery Rock may refer to the following:
  • Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, a borough in Butler County
  • Slippery Rock Creek, a tributary of the Beaver River in Pennsylvania
  • Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
 resident James L. Pounds remembers the disbelief he felt, looking at his CASH EXTRAVAGANZA ex·trav·a·gan·za  
n.
1. An elaborate, spectacular entertainment or display: "Washington is an extravaganza of great buildings, greenery, and monuments" Larry Griffin.
 Lottery ticket on Sunday, May 18. The "$CASH$" symbol that he scratched and revealed in the play-area meant he was a winner of the game's top prize, $10,000 a month for one year.

"I had to look at it four or five times," Jim said of his winning ticket. Jim immediately awoke his wife, Elaine, to share with her the good news.

Jim will receive his lump-sum winnings check, $120,000, less 27 percent federal withholding, from the Pennsylvania Lottery The Pennsylvania Lottery is the state lottery of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was created by the Pennsylvania Legislature on August 26, 1971 and that October, Henry Kaplan was appointed as its first Executive Director. The Lottery premiered on March 7, 1972.  during a presentation on Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at 1 p.m. at Book's Market, located on Route 19 in Harlansburg, where he purchased his winning ticket. Lottery Pittsburgh Area Supervisor Eric Grubbs and District Lottery Representative Kathy Doran will present Jim his check. Store owners/managers Anita Parker and Francette Book will host the event.

Jim, an independent roofing and siding contractor, said he plans to use part of his winnings to purchase a new van for his wife and a farm tractor for himself. The rest he will distribute among his three children - Andy, 18, Leroy, 17, and Jamie, 13 - in savings accounts Savings Account

A deposit account intended for funds that are expected to stay in for the short term. A savings account offers lower returns than the market rates.

Notes:
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The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state Lottery A game of chance operated by a state government.

Generally a lottery offers a person the chance to win a prize in exchange for something of lesser value. Most lotteries offer a large cash prize, and the chance to win the cash prize is typically available for one dollar.
 to designate all its proceeds to programs that benefit older citizens. Since its inception 31 years ago, the Lottery has contributed $13 billion to programs that have expanded to include property tax and rent rebates, free and reduced transit fares Transit fares are fees charged for travel on publicly chartered or operated transportation systems, including rapid transit trains, trolleys and buses (as these are known in northeastern parts of the United States). , a co-pay prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug,  program (PACE and PACENET) and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including 650 full- and part-time senior centers, located throughout Pennsylvania. Players must be 18 years of age or older.

For additional information about the Pennsylvania Lottery, please visit the Lottery's Web site at www.palottery.com.
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