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California Woman Wins Lottery Twice In Week, Plans To Buy New Car
Rosa Dominguez bought a $5 scratch-off ticket at a gas station and won $555,555. She then won $100,000 on another ticket a few days later.
SACRAMENTO, CA — A California woman won the lottery twice in a week.
Rosa Dominguez, 19, bought a $5 scratch-off ticket at a gas station and won $555,555, the California Lottery said. She said she was nervous and "just wanted to cry" after finding out. She then bought another $5 scratch-off ticket a few days later at a different station and won again — this time $100,000.
The Lottery didn't say when the tickets were bought. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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Dominguez collected $655,555 in total winnings recently and plans to go shopping and buy herself a new car, the Lottery said.
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