Waitress, 51, Wins $12 Million - But Is Still Keeping Her Job
Rhonda Meath, 51, and her husband Joe, the winners of Saturday’s $11.7 million Hot Lotto jackpot. Video: abc news
A Minnesota couple who just won an $11.7 million lottery jackpot say their big plans to use the money include nothing "out of the ordinary," with the wife even keeping her waitressing job.
"I actually really enjoy my job," newly minted multimillionaire Rhonda Meath said to ABC News of her job waiting tables at the Lake Elmo Inn in Lake Elmo, Minnesota.
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“I have great friends here and a great boss, and it’s just really a fantastic place to work, so I have no plans of leaving,” she said.
Rhonda, who spends much of her free time training therapy dogs, says she will donate some of the money to a local police K-9 foundation.
While their home life remains largely the same, Rhonda predicts she will see one difference on the job.
“Oh, I think the kitchen staff is going to be a little nicer to me,” she said.
The Lake Elmo Inn in Lake Elmo, Minnesota.
The couple, who arrived at lottery headquarters Monday with three of their four children, will take home all of the $11.7 million.
That's because Hot Lotto pays the state and federal taxes.
Story: ABC News