A group of 15 teachers and administrators at Shasta Lake School, who've been playing the state lottery together for seven years, picked the winning numbers for a $76 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot that was drawn on Saturday.
"I'm happy to say every person who won is at work today," said Helen Herd, principal of Shasta Lake School and one of the region's newest millionaires.
The jackpot was drawn on Saturday and the winning ticket was purchased at a Circle K in town, but the group of school administrators and teachers who bought it didn't know they won until Monday.
Steve Gray, the elementary school's assistant principal, administers the lottery pool that included a school nurse and psychiatrist and teacher's aid and a retiree. The winners range in age from 42 to 63.
Gray collects $104 annually from each participant, banks it, then goes to the Circle K and buys 10 weeks of tickets in advance, playing the same numbers. He only checks for winners when he returns in 10 weeks for a new batch.
On Monday, he unfolded the newspaper and was astonished to see that a gargantuan winning ticket had been issued at the Circle K - his Circle K - and that the winner had not yet claimed the prize.
The winners are not sure how much money each person will get, but Gray figures about $2.5 million after taxes.
Herd said Tuesday that the win is a nice salve on news of pending layoffs in the district, which has forced some to consider early retirements or other options, she said.
"I'm only 46. I'm investing mine. I don't think I can retire," she said.
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"I'm happy to say every person who won is at work today," said Helen Herd, principal of Shasta Lake School and one of the region's newest millionaires.
The jackpot was drawn on Saturday and the winning ticket was purchased at a Circle K in town, but the group of school administrators and teachers who bought it didn't know they won until Monday.
Steve Gray, the elementary school's assistant principal, administers the lottery pool that included a school nurse and psychiatrist and teacher's aid and a retiree. The winners range in age from 42 to 63.
Gray collects $104 annually from each participant, banks it, then goes to the Circle K and buys 10 weeks of tickets in advance, playing the same numbers. He only checks for winners when he returns in 10 weeks for a new batch.
On Monday, he unfolded the newspaper and was astonished to see that a gargantuan winning ticket had been issued at the Circle K - his Circle K - and that the winner had not yet claimed the prize.
The winners are not sure how much money each person will get, but Gray figures about $2.5 million after taxes.
Herd said Tuesday that the win is a nice salve on news of pending layoffs in the district, which has forced some to consider early retirements or other options, she said.
"I'm only 46. I'm investing mine. I don't think I can retire," she said.
http://www.sacbee.com/breaking/story/1614069.html
all of us on bf2s should chip in and play the lottery maybe will get lucky! now the numbers....