European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and strikes monday june 23,1986 races places California trivia Buff hits it big from press dispatches a writer who specialist s in Irivin books and Short stories wan the s15.52 million progressive Jackpot in the California lottery in Sacramento saturday the Brug St prize of is kind Ever in the United Stiles haul Donner saw nicer 64, of Saratoga 30 Miles South of san Francisco said the Money would be divided among his wife their adopted son. And seven grandchildren. Everybody s going to gel a piece of it he said. I was the largest prize Ever won in a ticket scratch Oft game in a state lot cry in the uni cd states Topping inc s7,582,126 won by a player in Ella on stage entertainer Ella Fin Garald take her turn on the Foge at the Jevc Saxx festival in new York City s Avery Fisher Hall. Thaos year old jazz linger hat been performing More than so years. Inc Oregon loiter last december. Spencer was one of 17 holders of Lucky tickets drawn from a winners Pool who qualified for a Chance to spin Fie stare s Igo Slop when of Fortune three of whose slops arc designated of inc progressive grand prize. He let his wife eve Paige Spencer 65, a retired radio and television writer spin in his plate 10 boost her morale because she was recovering from recent cancer surgery. I m so Lippy to he Here screamed mrs. Spencer immediately after the wheel stopped on one of the Gold coloured winning slots. Two other players on inc lottery s big spin show an unemployed shipyard worker and an Emigrant from he Philippines won j1 million each. The . Internal Revenue service withhold 20 percent of Spence a s prize Money. The remaining so percent will be paid to him in 20 annual instalments of . Theca Ifoma Loi Iery s inc pol for ticket scratch off games reverts to $3 million each time somebody wins it. It then mounts by j65.000 each time a finalist tries for it and loses. Spencer s Victory broke a 13-Wcck drought in which nobody Goi the big prize which increased week after week. The last Winner before Spencer was Rose Al Brachl 86, a Horn maker frown Banning Riverside county who claimed a 14.6 million prize on March 22. Spencer was the 189lh player to try for the prize since Albrechl. Spencer and his wife arc co authors of a Book the Treasury of trivia published in 1978. They also collaborate on Short stories. Eve Spencer said she worked in new York in the 1940s and 1950s As a writer for the Kate Smith radio show and Oiher popular radio programs of the pre television Era including the Shadow and Nick "1 had cancer surgery several a months ago she said. Until a few weeks ago i d been bedridden a lot. My husband had me spin the wheel because he wanted to boost my lost teen Welcome anytime when 16-year-old Suzanne Grant got off the bus in Slough inn mich., she expected to meet her grand Mother. But when she arrived at 5 30 a.m., the bus station was closed. And it was t Houghton Lake where her grandmother was wailing but just Plain Houghlon 400 Miles away. The janitor Here told me i was in the wrong town. Then when he told me the next bus was t until nine thai night that s when i Gol scared said Grant who lives in Belcourt n a tilt Altop of the morning four year old Henry Cavo Jacomet the per her gentleman in i Mil and hat at to Greet police Constable Diana Broth Hurtt. The two met Tatt week at the Royal Alcot Rotas in crag tand the janitor let her in the bus station and brought her some socks 10 keep her feet warm. When the chamber of Commerce office next door opened later in the morning a Secretary Lei the girl rest in her apartment. Then came alien of free meals at a local restaurant and for a Lour of a nearby College. She has been a charming guest chamber director Dick Luitz said. Everyone in the chamber of fice has adopted her we Hale of Sec her Grant who resumed her journey by car got a t shirt As a souvenir of her time in Miu Filon it read Sisu a finnish word meaning intestinal Forti getting Short Here s the ultimate Short timer s Calendar from the creator of qui buy to help you Mark those precious remaining in your european tour available for $2.50 each at most stars and stripes bookstores
