TPD Winners Paul and Jane Smith

	Top Prize Drawing Winners Paul and Jane Smith, North Ridgeville
		Game: Holiday Lucky Times Ten Draw Date: November 5, 2007 Prize: $250,000
Paul Smith, husband of Jane Smith, Top Prize Drawing winner of $$250,000 Jane's lucky instant game, Holiday Lucky Times Ten		LORAIN... Paul Smith is grateful to suddenly be a quarter-million dollars richer. But at the same time, he knows he had precious little to do with it. So several times a day, tears in his eyes, he looks skyward and says thank you to his wife of 38 years, Jane, who died shortly before she could claim the money for herself. About six weeks before the drawing took place, Jane succumbed to a 16-year fight with breast cancer. So Paul came to the Lorain Regional Office to make the claim for her, and Bill Laubenthal, Jane’s brother, came along for support. When they saw the oversized check - made out to Jane M. Smith for $250,000 - they were overcome. Through tears, Paul choked out quietly, “I just wish she was here to see this.”“But this,” Paul said, gesturing to the check, “this is a gift straight from Heaven.”
		Paul Smith, left, poses with his wife Jane's big check. With Paul is his brother-in-law Bill Laubenthal.
		A year ago in January, Jane Smith bought a $5 Holiday Lucky Times Ten instant ticket. She won an immediate $1,000 and entry into a Top Prize Drawing for $250,000. To her, though, it wasn’t merely an entry; it was already a winning ticket. “She was completely convinced she was going to win,” Paul remembers. “She just knew it.” Read the Press Release