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Virginia couple beats the odds by hitting state lottery twice
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Free Lance-Star
RICHMOND--Winners of a $9.7 million Virginia Lotto jackpot 11 years ago, Clyde and Edith Shinault could afford to spend $60 a week on lottery tickets.
Now they can afford to spend even more.
The Henrico County couple recently bought a scratch ticket that will provide them $1,000 a week for life. They won the big jackpot in 1991, beating odds of 7.1 million-to-one.
"They are the largest two-time winners in the history of the Virginia Lottery," said Lottery Director Penelope Kyle.
They found their latest winnings among 16 "Win for Life" tickets they purchased last week at a convenience store.
"When she said 'Whoopee!' I had thought she had a hundred-dollar winner," Clyde Shinault said Monday.
The odds of winning were 1.2 million-to-one.
Edith Shinault, 59, will receive quarterly checks worth $13,000 before taxes as long as she lives.
The couple continues to receive a $335,000 check each May from their first jackpot.
Not long after hitting that jackpot, both were diagnosed with cancer but have now recovered.
"Our doctors tell us we're cancer-free," Clyde Shinault said. "I'd rather hear that news that hit the lottery."
While they have used their first winnings to travel and purchase a larger house, their latest good luck will benefit their three grown sons and their families, they said.
"We have all the money we need, what with our savings and investments and the yearly checks," said Clyde Shinault, 65.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Free Lance-Star
RICHMOND--Winners of a $9.7 million Virginia Lotto jackpot 11 years ago, Clyde and Edith Shinault could afford to spend $60 a week on lottery tickets.
Now they can afford to spend even more.
The Henrico County couple recently bought a scratch ticket that will provide them $1,000 a week for life. They won the big jackpot in 1991, beating odds of 7.1 million-to-one.
"They are the largest two-time winners in the history of the Virginia Lottery," said Lottery Director Penelope Kyle.
They found their latest winnings among 16 "Win for Life" tickets they purchased last week at a convenience store.
"When she said 'Whoopee!' I had thought she had a hundred-dollar winner," Clyde Shinault said Monday.
The odds of winning were 1.2 million-to-one.
Edith Shinault, 59, will receive quarterly checks worth $13,000 before taxes as long as she lives.
The couple continues to receive a $335,000 check each May from their first jackpot.
Not long after hitting that jackpot, both were diagnosed with cancer but have now recovered.
"Our doctors tell us we're cancer-free," Clyde Shinault said. "I'd rather hear that news that hit the lottery."
While they have used their first winnings to travel and purchase a larger house, their latest good luck will benefit their three grown sons and their families, they said.
"We have all the money we need, what with our savings and investments and the yearly checks," said Clyde Shinault, 65.
