2 wins in 1 night net couple almost $19M
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 | 7:43 AM ET
The Canadian Press
Last week it was a two-time lottery winner from Kirkland Lake, Ont. This week the luck shifted a little further south.
A couple from Caledon, Ont., just north of Toronto, found out they had a multi-million-dollar winning ticket just one hour after they won a casino jackpot.
Anthony and Antonietta Marrocco won $13,000 at Casino Rama in Orillia, Ont., Saturday night.
After that, Antonietta Marrocco predicted their luck would continue and told her husband they would win the lottery.
An hour later, the winning numbers for the $37-million Lotto 6/49 jackpot were drawn — and the Marroccos held one of two winning tickets.
That's more than $18.5 million in winnings for the couple, who own a construction company.
The Marroccos said they will pay off debts, take care of their four children and three grandchildren and consider taking a holiday.
Last week Robert Hong of Kirkland Lake discovered he had picked all six numbers in the Lotto 6/49 draw, giving him a $15,000,000 jackpot.
Just six months earlier he had a $340,000 win with a friend.
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