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Family's Lucky Day Brings $150,000 Win [VIDEO]

Apr 7, 2011 – 2:46 PM
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Susanna Baird Contributor

Beth Loomis found a lucky dollar early Tuesday.

"This morning I walked the dog and found a dollar and thought, 'I guess this might be our lucky day,' " the Columbus, Ohio, resident told TV station WBNS.

By day's end, the Loomis family was $151,000 richer.

David Loomis, out of work and nearing the end of his unemployment benefits, bought a $5 Supercash Instant lottery ticket in February. He won $1,000, a success that automatically entered him in a March 29 drawing for $150,000.

When lottery officials told him he'd won, David thought the big prize was a hat and a mug. He started crying when he learned he'd won $150,000.

The Loomis family will spend the money on bills and possibly put the rest toward a house.

To read more, go to OhioLottery.com.

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