Margherita Porporo lives in Canada, but she was born in Italy. The Italian-Canadian lady could barely even speak English. But she knows how to fill out a lottery slip, perhaps because numbers are universal. And, it's a good thing, too, because Margherita won the Lotto 649 jackpot in May of 2009. $8.9 million!
Do you know what Margherita Porporo wants to buy now that she's a millionaire? New car? Nope. Lavish vacations? Nope. A glamorous wardrobe? Nope. A new mattress? You guessed it! Margherita's family has been telling her for some time now that she should get a new mattress. And, now that she's won millions of dollars, she's going to splurge and buy it. OK, she does also want to buy a house, preferably a bungalow.
When she won the Lotto 649 jackpot, Margherita Porporo was 79-years old, retired, and living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Aside from the house and mattress, the Italian immigrant also planned to share the money with her four grown children and nine grandchildren. She also plans to keep playing the lottery... you know, because $8.9 million isn't enough these days.
Congratulations to Margherita Porporo on her lucky win and we hope the rich lady enjoys her new mattress, too.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Italian Lottery Winner Margherita Porporo Wants A New Mattress
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Tino Sundin
Posted by: Tino Sundin
Updated at: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
