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Published: Nov 29, 2007 12:30 AM
Modified: Nov 29, 2007 02:42 AM

$1 million winner will keep her day job

 

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BY THE NUMBERS

Value of Penelope Morgan's winning ticket: $1 million

After-tax value: $580,000

The numbers that won for Morgan: 1, 7, 13, 23, 35. The Powerball was 19.

Odds in hitting all five white balls as Morgan did: /one in 3,563,609

Odds of winning the jackpot (all five balls plus the Powerball): One in 146,107,962

Approximate jackpot for last night's Powerball drawing: $155 million

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Penelope Morgan still has to work. There was no chauffeur Wednesday to ferry her teenage children to the dentist and hockey.

So, no, winning $1 million in the lottery hasn't much changed the Raleigh woman's life. But it might take the edge off in the years to come, said Morgan, who owns a flower landscaping business.

"I might be able to retire a little earlier than anticipated," she said.

After taxes, her $1 million win will be about $580,000, she said. Lottery officials took 32 percent. And in April, the federal government will want another $100,000, Morgan said.

Morgan is a weekly Powerball player. Last week, she spent $50 on tickets -- 25 tickets and an extra dollar down for the chance at multiplying the winnings.

On Sunday morning, Morgan checked her tickets. She didn't believe it at first. All five white balls hit, a win worth $200,000. The multiplier was "5" so Morgan's extra dollar was worth $800,000.

She went into the bedroom where her husband, Dan, was still asleep.

"I think I won a million dollars," she said. "He was very happy about that. He said he still loved me."

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