Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 05/09/2008 - 3:24am

Carl Hunter and his wife Diane Hunter hold a check representing the amount they won in the Louisiana Powerball Jackpot drawing in January, Thursday, May 8, 2008, in Baton Rogue.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk.




 

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