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Patience pays off

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Patience pays off

Date1/5/1987

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Innell, Reg, 1926-2018 (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Patience pays off: Winners of Saturday's Lotto 6/49 draw played the same numbers for two years before hitting their $ 1.6 million jackpot. The men ? from left, Vic Malone, Bob Steip, Ken Prince and Tom Gray ? say they all plan to bank their money before deciding what to do with it.

Subject

Lottery winners

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025000F

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