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Celebration cigars: Lottery winner Samuel Chica, left, holds a cheque for $273,059 with his brother-in-law Cesar Quezada after he bought five newspapers to be sure he had won
Celebration cigars: Lottery winner Samuel Chica, left, holds a cheque for $273,059 with his brother-in-law Cesar Quezada after he bought five newspapers to be sure he had won

Celebration cigars: Lottery winner Samuel Chica, left, holds a cheque for $273,059 with his brother-in-law Cesar Quezada after he bought five newspapers to be sure he had won

Date8/30/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Celebration cigars: Lottery winner Samuel Chica, left, holds a cheque for $273,059 with his brother-in-law Cesar Quezada after he bought five newspapers to be sure he had won.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024941F
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