<$BlogRSDUrl$>

arcana imperii :: the book of j

9.7.04

cleaning lady wins us$294,000,000 lottery

geraldine williams, a cleaning lady from the northeastern US state of massachusetts won a multi-state lottery worth us$294,000,000 and stepped forward today to claim her prize, the second largest lottery jackpot in united states history.

the sixty-seven-year-old grandmother of eight had planned to keep an appointment to clean a client's house this week until she was told she must meet with her financial advisors.

ms williams said she plans to give some of her winnings to her children and to charities and that she'll also use some of the prize money to travel.

congratulations ms williams!

via npr and voa news.