Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, March 30, 1991 TAG: 9103300143
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RICHMOND LENGTH: Short
Pinchao Yen, 31, and his wife, Tyin-Ing Lin, 31, came to Lottery Department headquarters to pick up their prize.
The winning ticket, worth $4.1 million, was purchased at a food store in Chantilly. Yen let the computer pick the winning combination of 1-11-32-35-37-39.
A Newport News couple, Leonard and Gwendolyn Ross, had the identical ticket and also won $4.1 million. They claimed their prize Monday.
Yen and his wife are from Taiwan. He is a senior programmer analyst and she is an accountant. They said they had no immediate plans for the money, other than to invest it carefully.
Yen received his first check of $155,455 after taxes. He will receive an additional 19 annual payments of $156,180.
by CNB