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Lottery Ticket Story—Indigestible?
By Vera H-C Chan
Tue, July 28, 2009, 9:40 am PDT
Could the feel-good story of a man who bought two winning lottery tickets in a row be too good to be true? According to The Herald News, Phillip Brunelle may have a checkered past of telling tales. A past acquaintance sent out an email warning to media alleging that Brunelle has pulled hoaxes before, the Massachusetts Lottery Commission still hasn't seen the winning Money Mania ticket, and the convenience store has taken down its proud sign about the big payoff. Stay tuned.
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