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Ellis Henican Newsday > Columnists

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Huge lottery wins come with a side of envy

December 1, 2012 6:47 PM By ELLIS HENICAN ellis@henican.com

Ellis Henican

Newsday columnist Ellis Henican

Ellis Henican

Henican is a columnist for Newsday. He also is a

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3. $390 million Winning numbers: 16, 22, 29,

Top lottery winners around the world Daniel Bruckner, 35,of California, claims his $208,000,000 Mega

Daniel Bruckner, 35,of California, claims his $208,000,000 Mega

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Daniel Bruckner, 35, of California, was visiting relatives

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Don't you hate those people in Missouri and Arizona?

Every time someone else wins a giant lottery, a certain resentment wells up in the rest of us. This is easy since there are so few of them and so many of us.

What did they do to deserve their lucky fortune? What makes them any better than you and me? Why does fate keep flying past my house?

These days, it takes a supersized Powerball...

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