ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, April 20, 1993                   TAG: 9304200324
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short


FILIPINO IMMIGRANT WINS $6.9 MILLION JACKPOT

An immigrant from the Philippines claimed a $6.9 million Lotto jackpot Monday.

Lottery spokeswoman Paula Otto said Romeo Silerio, 30, of Norfolk picked up his first after-taxes payment of $233,553. He will receive 19 more annual payments of $235,960.

Silerio said he has been trying to bring his wife and two children to the United States. Silerio used his birth date, as well as those of his wife, parents and children, to pick Saturday night's winning combination: 1-6-9-13-16-29.



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