BINGO! Woman wins highest charity prize

OWOSSO - A Shiawassee County woman on Tuesday became the first statewide winner of the new Big Money Bingo game. Renee Kingsbury, 39, hit for more than $67,804 at ARC Shiawassee, believed to be the largest charitable bingo prize ever awarded in the United States, state officials said.

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Thu, April 5th, 2007

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