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Two yuan buyer turns into lottery millionaire

A LOTTERY buyer in east China's Jiangsu Province has won a record 20.56 million yuan (US$3 million) by spending just 2 yuan. The 85th Super Sports Lottery had a prize pool of nearly 130 million yuan and a prize... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Jul 23 2008

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