Alabama man wins $1 million in Florida Lottery after playing for over 30 years

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Goteki54 — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:37:38 GMT

Well at least he finally got all his money back and then some.

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sully16 — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 01:41:37 GMT

Great tune...

That is one happy guy, congrats Thomas, enjoy.

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paneagle — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 12:02:31 GMT

okay. SMILES AND ALL...Thomas plays 30 years times $50 a week = 52x30x50 = estimated 75,000 to $100,000

Now lets take the other 1 Million players estimated in just one state who did the same thing but never win.

I am one of these...That's a total 1 Billion estimates money invested and spent in the state of Florida who never won anything. and who have shared now there money with Thomas, generously enough, but not directly.

If we can say were happy for him, but can we say we are happ... [ More ]

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quicksloth35 — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:48:04 GMT

I wish we wouldn't be seeing his face at all because Florida can (but won't) do way better than the BS 90 day anonymity bill they recently passed.

Ranting aside, yes he looks very happy and congrats to him on his long awaited win

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dromt — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 04:12:21 GMT

Thank you, all! I hope you experience a big win

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Mata Garbo — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 03:41:49 GMT

I have been looking at Lottery winner's pictures for years, and I must say Thomas has the happiest smile I have ever seen from a winner. What a delight......so happy for him.

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MsBee18 — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 01:47:33 GMT

He finally brought in a big fish after all these years.

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Tony Numbers — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 22:47:30 GMT

It's unfortunate that check won't fit through the tellers aperture.

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dromt — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 21:31:58 GMT

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rdgrnr — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 21:00:08 GMT

Sweet Home Alabama Where the skies are so blue Sweet Home Alabama Lord, I'm comin' home to you Here I come, Alabama

Congratulations Thomas Fotopoulos!

That don't sound like no Alabama name though.

You should change it to Leroy Jenkins

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Ranett — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 20:47:43 GMT

Congrats on your win Thomas.

Alabama man wins $1 million in Florida Lottery after playing for over 30 years

Lottery Post — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 20:22:47 GMT

Crossing state lines for years has finally paid off

By Kate Northrop

After over three decades of crossing state lines to play the Florida Lottery, an Alabama man can finally return home with a $1 million prize.

Yesterday, the Florida Lottery announced that a $1 million second-tier prize from the $50 500X The Cash scratch-off game was claimed by an Alabama resident Thomas Fotopoulos, 53, of Dothan.

Fotopoulos has always been a longtime Florida Lottery player, having been buying ti... [ More ]