Dane County Man and Wife Each Win $350K in Lottery

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 --- 12:40 p.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- This Dane County couple won't have to argue about how to spend their lottery winnings.

That's because the Mount Horeb husband and wife each won their own $350,000 jackpots in this weekend's SuperCash state lottery.

Lottery officials say Verlyn Adamson bought his winning ticket at a Mineral Point gas station and his wife Judith bought hers from a convenience store in Barnevald.

Verlyn Adamson is an accountant who says he's a big fan of math puzzles. He claims he developed a secret formula that has helped him make money in the lottery over the last 20 years, although he says his winnings have been small compared to this jackpot.

He says his wife -- who is his boss at work -- had asked if she could play the same numbers he played.

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Posted by: Robin Location: Madison on Aug 22, 2008 at 02:30 PM
Since they apparently played the same numbers on all four tickets, they didn't really "win the lottery four times". They just won a smaller amount on each ticket. Not a news story at all, apart from the fact that they got the numbers right. Lucky for the four stores where the tickets were bought, though--at least they'll each get a bonus.

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 20, 2008 at 09:25 PM
Anon 10:45am Do you really have NO life? My god looking people up on CCAP that won the lottery? Trying to feel better about yourself? Try not to feel like such a loser so you check into everyone else! pathetic piece of trash, thats what you are!

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 20, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Seriously? You wouldn't post my comment about them not paying their taxes or mortgage? It's on CCAP, not like it's a big secret or anything. Just another reason why this site sucks.

Posted by: amazed Location: dane county on Aug 20, 2008 at 08:05 AM
"The Little Train . . ", can't say that made any sense considering the topic and the spelling you've used. Can you clear it up a bit?

Posted by: Stacie Location: Sun Prairie on Aug 19, 2008 at 08:23 PM
That's a riot! Good for you two. Will the future winner of this week's Powerball, please share your numbers?

Posted by: Cindy Location: Blue Mounds on Aug 19, 2008 at 06:21 PM
Good for them! Congratulations!!!!!I guess one of these days I should actually BUY a ticket. Glad it is someone in our area.

Posted by: Melissa Location: Baraboo on Aug 19, 2008 at 03:30 PM
Hey little train, what the &*@! are you talking about!? This story is about luck and you cannot spell worth a damn. Get back on your little train and disappear!!!

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 19, 2008 at 03:16 PM
Boy! I sure wish I could win that. I guess it help to buy a ticket in the first place. I'd take a drive out to New York and go to Good Fellas for a pizza! Then drive down to Philadelphia for a Pats Cheese steak! But I'd do some shopping in between too.

Posted by: The Little Train that could pull Location: Around the world on Aug 19, 2008 at 02:53 PM
wanting about how cuch small little town can have over (three-hundred drugs dealers, in one small place , and no one noties, surly this tell's us that ours city offices just want the dam money they get paid there is no help, maybe (Jesus will soon send a man to take care of these things,

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 19, 2008 at 02:48 PM
o.O hawt dayum

Posted by: $ on Aug 19, 2008 at 02:28 PM
i hope they splurge. 700,000 isn't a lot of money really, I hope they enjoy most of it and invest a lot of it too.

Posted by: amazed Location: dane county on Aug 19, 2008 at 02:23 PM
Amazing!! How cool is that?!?! Sure hope they aren't hounded by a bunch of free-loaders, so they can enjoy it!

Posted by: D Location: Madison on Aug 19, 2008 at 02:17 PM
Sounds like a scam to me, lol, that's awesome someone from the area finally won something big, congrats!

Posted by: k Location: mcfarland on Aug 19, 2008 at 01:39 PM
what!? wow!! lucky them!!! i hope they do something good with all that money!

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