LUCK OF THE LOTTO DRAW FOR PALMDALE FAMILY.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer VAN NUYS - Call it women's intuition intuition, in philosophy, way of knowing directly; immediate apprehension. The Greeks understood intuition to be the grasp of universal principles by the intelligence (nous), as distinguished from the fleeting impressions of the senses. . Robyn Butler Robyn Butler is an Australian actress who is best known for the television comedy series Welcher & Welcher and The Micallef Program. Robyn Butler hosted a radio program called 'Tough Love' on the Triple M network. She is married to actor Wayne Hope. , a 19-year-old Palmdale woman, had the magic touch last week when she randomly selected six numbers that won her family an $84 million lotto jackpot. Butler just happened to be with her father, Vincent Butler, last Friday when he bought what turned out to be the winning ticket at a 7-Eleven in Palmdale. The digits she chose matched all five SuperLotto Plus numbers and the Meganumber drawn Saturday night - 2, 41, 17, 33, 43 and Meganumber 5. ``I just went with my intuition,'' she said Monday, surrounded sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. by her parents and brothers Brian, 18, and Vincent Jr., 16, at the California 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. District Office in Van Nuys, where they were presented with the hefty heft·y adj. heft·i·er, heft·i·est 1. Of considerable weight; heavy. 2. Rugged and powerful. See Synonyms at heavy. 3. check. The Butlers said they chose to cash out half of the jackpot rather than taking the full $84 million over the next 26 years. While Robyn plans to continue working at a Target store, her mom (1) (Messaging-Oriented Middleware) See messaging middleware. (2) (Microsoft Operations Manager) Software that monitors and captures system and application events throughout the network. , Nancy, has already contacted the Vons supermarket where she works in the deli department to say she was quitting. Nancy held back tears as she described how she learned the family held the winning numbers. When her husband showed her the ticket, she said she thought it was a fake. ``My sister Dorothy in Ontario called me on Sunday and told me a Palmdale family had won,'' she said. ``My sister said, 'I hope it's you. You guys deserve it.''' The Butlers were still in disbelief Disbelief See also Skepticism. Capys Trojan who mistrusted Trojan Horse; cautioned against bringing it into the city. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 50] Cassandra no one gave credence to her accurate prophecies of doom. [Gk. Myth. Monday, but vowed to stay grounded, saying the money would help them worry less about finances. They want to finish paying for their home in Palmdale, start education funds for their younger children, buy a new Dodge for Nancy, and maybe take that trip to Hawaii they have always wanted. While Nancy is looking forward to some time off, her husband, who does roadside maintenance for the California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems in California. , planned to keep his job. ``I'm taking a week off,'' he said. ``I like working there. I like the people I work with.'' Anup Singh, owner of the 7-Eleven where the winning ticket was bought, said Sunday that ticket sales had been relatively slow Saturday despite the $84 million jackpot. But since the winners were announced, lotto tickets were flying. ``We're happy that (the family) is happy,'' Singh said. ``There is a lot of excitement here.'' Singh said he also hoped the family will adjust well to the winnings. ``Money is not that important in life. It comes, it has a purpose, and it is used,'' Singh said. ``I hope they put the money in a trust for their children and I hope they remember that they need to work hard, and learn the value of money.'' The store had a millionaire before: In 1994, a ticket sold there brought $7 million, Singh said. Four or five years ago somebody won $50,000. The store that sells the winning ticket gets one-half of 1 percent of the jackpot, or $420,000 for this ticket. The record SuperLotto Plus jackpot is $141 million, won by a San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. man in 2001. The largest lotto jackpot in California was $193 million in 2002, split among three tickets. Before Saturday's drawing, the Antelope antelope, name applied to a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family (Bovidae), which also includes the sheep and goats. The North American pronghorn is sometimes called an antelope, but belongs to a separate, related family (Antilocapridae). Valley's biggest lottery winners had been Joelle Fesler and her husband, Thomas, who in 2002 split an $82 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot with a second ticket bought in Long Beach. Fesler had bought her winning ticket at Mike's Beverage Shop in Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill, less than a mile from their mobile home park. In 1998, hospital workers Denise and George Leano of Lancaster won $20 million. ``It's still very scary scar·y adj. scar·i·er, scar·i·est 1. Causing fright or alarm. 2. Easily scared; very timid. scar ,'' Nancy said. ``We sat around last night and even this morning, still in awe.'' Susan Abram, (818) 713-3664 susan.abram(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color -- ran in Valley edition only) ) At left, Vincent Butler and his wife, Nancy, of Palmdale are all smiles Monday after winning $84 million in Saturday's SuperLotto drawing. Their daughter Robyn, above, picked the winning numbers. (3 -- color -- ran in AV edition only) From left, the Butler family - Brian, 18; father Vincent; his wife, Nancy; son Vincent Jr., 16; and daughter Robyn, 19 - of Palmdale won $84 million in Saturday's SuperLotto Plus drawing. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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