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Bayside Couple Wins $1 Million Powerball Prize
Russell Irushalmi and Lori Irushalmi won big by playing special dates.
Russell and Lori Irushalmi might be one of the luckiest couples in Bayside.
Russell, a 41-year-old finance professional, was handed a $1 Million check by New York Lottery's Yolanda Vega on Wednesday.
Lori purchased the ticket on April 7 at a during a coffee stop. His wife phoned him few days later while he was playing golf.
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"My wife called Sunday morning to tell me that we matched the first five numbers for a million," said Mr. Irushalmi. "Ordinarily I would say there is nothing better than golf, but I wasn't getting any holes in one so this was pretty good news."
His wife's methodology for picking number is always the same: a mix of birthdays and anniversaries.
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The couple plans to save their net of $623,040 to pay for college for their kids.
As for the investment they made in lottery tickets: Mr. Irushalmi said, "That hope of winning is worth the two dollars," adding, "That little five-minute dream you have after buying the ticket is nice."
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