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Park ranger furloughed during government shutdown wins largest Pick 6 jackpot in nearly 15 years
NJ.com Advanced Media ^ | February 20, 2019

Posted on 02/21/2019 9:00:31 AM PST by SMGFan

The luck of a New Jersey woman who was furloughed during the government shutdown changed dramatically after she won the the largest Pick-6 jackpot since 2004. Judith Smith of Bayonne and her children, William Kenneth Lee Smith and Sarah Jude Smith, were announced Wednesday as the winners of the $29.5 million Dec. 17, 2018 Pick-6 Jackpot, according to a release from the New Jersey Lottery.

Smith, who works as a park ranger at Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island, bought the winning ticket at Eddy’s Wine and Liquors in Bayonne, lottery officials said.

When Smith realized that she had just become a millionaire, she had her son return to the liquor store to scan the ticket to confirm that they had picked the lucky numbers.

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To: House Atreides

We don’t want people from NJ moving to FL, matter of fact nobody from the North East.


21 posted on 02/21/2019 12:42:39 PM PST by VastRWCon (Fake News)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Already Democrat as from Bayonne.


22 posted on 02/21/2019 2:04:08 PM PST by SMGFan
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