Canada: 2,12,29Now Who's Won the Lottery?

Now who's won the lottery?

It was the most furious gold rush since the Gay Nineties. Canadians queued up in the bitter cold, frequently for hours at a time, uncharacteristically quarreling with one another, while waiting impatiently to buy tickets. Americans thronged across the border to get in on the game as well.

After six weeks of mounting suspense and a burgeoning jackpot, lottery-ticket sales reached $115 million. But more than a week after the top-prize combination of six numbers was announced, the winner of an $11 million Canadian lottery had still not stepped forward. Norman Morris, president of the Ontario...

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