TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida lottery winner got some more good news this week.
Leonard Linton, 42, of the Panhandle town of Pinetta, credited his pregnant dog for helping him win a $2 million scratch-off game earlier this month, Florida Lottery officials said in a news release. On June 23, the dachshund, Ivy, delivered a litter of six puppies.
Linton opted to take a $1.645 million lump sum after scratching off the winner in the 100X the Cash game, lottery officials said. He bought the winning ticket in Live Oak while making a quick stop after receiving a call that Ivy was not feeling well.
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Linton said there are four males and two females in Ivy’s litter. And to commemorate his good fortune earlier this month, Linton named one of the female puppies Milli -- short for million, lottery officials said.
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