“I thought it was a joke,” said Earl Lape, 61, who bought the ticket on April Fools' Day. Lape intends to use the money to help his family and to make donations to benefit children with medical issues. Retired Iowa mechanic wins $40 million lotto jackpot:
CLIVE, Iowa — At first, the recent winner of a $40 million jackpot says he couldn't believe he won the lottery — after all, he bought the ticket on April Fools' Day.
“I laughed. I thought it was April Fools,” Earl Lape said after claiming his prize at the Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive.
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