No Big Payout for Elderly Lottery Winner
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A judge in Boston denied a 94-year-old woman’s attempt to force the Massachusetts Lottery Commission to pay her entire $5.6 million winnings upfront on grounds she otherwise won’t live long enough to collect it all.
The ruling means the commission can pay Louise Outing, a retired waitress, over 20 years in installments worth about $200,000 annually after taxes.
Superior Court Justice Barbara A. Dortch-Okara said Outing, of Everett, was not harmed by the commission’s disbursement rules.
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