For grieving Wesley Chapel dad, Lotto win is bittersweet

Strange luck or blessing from above?

For grieving Wesley Chapel dad, Lotto win is bittersweetBy Helen Anne Travis, Times Staff Writer
Published Monday, April 7, 2008 8:55 PM


WESLEY CHAPEL — The day Gail Przybylski buried his oldest son, he also bought a lottery ticket.

And it won him a $9-million jackpot.

Przybylski's son Roy Hawkins, 30, died at home March 1. Przybylski, 52, did not wish to give the details, but said the death of his son — a musician who was trying to start a band — was unexpected.

The family buried Hawkins the afternoon of March 6. On the way home from the Oakside Cemetery they stopped at the Time Saver Food & General Store in Zephyrhills for soda.

Przybylski also bought $10 worth of lottery tickets for the March 26 drawing.

"I just happened to grab them because we stopped," Przybylski said Monday, saying he usually picks up some lottery tickets whenever he's at the store.

He randomly picked the winning numbers: 6-10-26-37-46-50. And, yes, he believes his son played a part in the winnings.
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