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Tax-Office Workers Win $276M in Lottery



By JOHN RABY, AP
18 March 2008 @ 06:56 pm EST

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Of course, there will be an avalanche of unsolicited phone calls and advice about how to spend and not to spend the money.

"So far it's been family and friends. You know it's going to change," Pride said.

Each group member has heard the stories about Jack Whittaker, the West Virginian who won a $314.9 million Powerball jackpot in December 2002 but said his life became a nightmare with scandals, lawsuits and personal setbacks.

"Everybody is definitely worried about this," Fominko said. "Too many things can happen. We're trying our best to stay calm and keep our patience and get help from everybody that can help us."

The ticket was the seventh sold in West Virginia to win a Powerball jackpot and was the seventh-largest win in Powerball history.

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