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issued during a given week, the grand prize was divided
evenly between or among the winning ticket holders.
On one occasion when Mr. and Mrs. Winkler and one or
more of their children stopped for fuel while returning
from the Carle Clinic, someone suggested that they purchase
Lotto tickets. It quickly became a family routine that on
trips to or from a clinic, whichever family members were in
the car would purchase three Lotto tickets when they
stopped for fuel. Any family member who happened to have a
dollar bill would contribute toward the purchase of the
tickets, and the driver would usually go into the store to
purchase the tickets. After obtaining the tickets, the
driver would hand them to Mr. Winkler, who would inspect
them and comment on the numbers. Mr. Winkler would then
give them to Mrs. Winkler for safekeeping. Upon returning
home, Mrs. Winkler would invariably place the tickets in a
glass bowl in a china cabinet where the Winklers stored
most of their important family documents and keepsakes. On
Saturday night or Sunday morning, Mr. and Mrs. Winkler
would check the numbers on the tickets against those
selected during the weekly drawing.
Family members referred to the Lotto tickets purchased
in the manner described above as "family tickets", and
regarded them as being owned by the entire family. None of
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