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R.I. woman on errand for sherbet wins $336.4m

By Travis Andersen and Martin Finucane

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 07, 2012

Louise White, 81, of Newport R.I., stepped forward to claim a $210 million lottery prize, the third largest in the history of the game and the largest ever in Rhode Island. Rhode Island Lottery officials said she would take the money in a $210 million lump sum, putting it in a trust named The Rainbow Sherbert Trust, because she bought the ticket when a relative, who wanted some rainbow sherbet, took her along to the store.

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