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>December 17, 2002 ~ WAKEFIELD MAN WINS $4 MILLION IN THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY

>SPECTACULAR INSTANT GAME!

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>(Braintree)--- The holidays just got happier this year for a Wakefield

>couple. Harrington and his wife, , have won $4 million in

>the 30th Anniversary Spectacular instant Lottery game, a ten-dollar game that

>debuted last month. , 49, and , 48, arrived at Lottery

>headquarters late Monday afternoon to claim the prize. They will collect

>$200,000 annually for 20 years. They brought home their first check Monday,

>which, after taxes, amounted to $136,000.

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> said he bought the lucky ticket Sunday afternoon while buying a

>newspaper at the L'il Peach convenience store on Lowell Street in Wakefield.

>When he scratched the $4 million prize, he couldn't believe his eyes. " That

>was the best Sunday Boston Globe I ever bought, " he kidded.

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> called his wife from the store to share the good news, but she didn't

>believe him. He then handed the phone to the clerk who said, " Mrs.

>Harrington, I am holding the ticket, he's not lying. " The L'il Peach will

>collect a $40,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

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> is a general contractor and owner of Harrington Construction in

>Wakefield. is employed as an administrative assistant at

>Burton, CPA & Co, also in Wakefield. The couple has two sons, , 23,

>and , 20. The Harringtons say they will continue to work. " I haven't

>been able to grasp this, " said. " I'm just amazed. "

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> Harrington, a Cystic Fibrosis survivor, says she made history

>twelve years ago when she became the first double-lung transplant recipient

>at Massachusetts General Hospital. says he will use some of his prize

>money to pay off some of her remaining medical bills. He will also use some

>of the money to cover 's college tuition at UMass Lowell and to do

>some work around the house. " This winter, the contractor's house is getting

>remodeled, " said, adding that his wife will get an item on her wish

>list as well. " She's already picked out her new sewing machine, " he said.

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>The 30th Anniversary Spectacular, launched last month to commemorate the

>Lottery's 30th Anniversary, offers an 80 percent prize pay-out, including 50

>prizes of $1 million and 10 prizes of $4 million. So far, six $1 million

>prizes and four $4 million prizes have been claimed. The odds of winning $4

>million are 1: 7,560,000.

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