“People would ask, ‘How does it feel...
“People would ask, ‘How does it feel to be a millionaire for three seconds?’ That hurt.”
--Doris Barnett, awarded a $3-million California Lottery prize by Los Angeles County Superior Court jurors Tuesday after being denied it when the prize ball landed in, then popped out of the $3-million slot on the Big Spin wheel in 1985.
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