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July 21, 2010

Low-key $1.5 million lottery winner: It’ll take edge off

By Michael Roknick -----

SHARPSVILLE — An unemployed worker from Sharpsville who said he’s still in shock was the lucky winner in last week’s record $1.5 million Cash 5 lottery ticket.

Robert Grexa correctly matched all five numbers drawn, 17-22-30-35-42 last Tuesday to snag the single-largest prize since the game’s inception in 1992, Pennsylvania Lottery officials said. The  prize, worth $1,538,987, doesn’t include the 25 percent federal withholding tax that will be taken out which amounts to a little under $385,000.  

The 61-year-old said picking the winning number couldn’t have come at a better time as he lost his job in May due to a reorganization at a local mill he declined to identify. He’s asking people to respect his privacy.

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