Father & Son Win Lotteries One Day Apart

Dad won a sizable amount more than his son

Jul 5, 2012, 2:24 pm EDT | By Angela Nazworth, InvestorPlace Writer

Is good luck genetic? It appears to be for one Rhode Island family.

A day after a man scratched off a $1,000 winning lottery ticket, his father one-upped him by winning the $180,599 jackpot from the state’s Wild Money game, The Associated Press reports.

Both winners wish to remain anonymous, but the elder of the two did divulge how he plans to spend a portion of his loot. He’ll take a nice vacation with his wife of 35 years.

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