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Oahu Woman Who Won Jackpot Hospitalized

Berry Hit $1.3 Million On Slot Machine

POSTED: 3:28 pm HST July 8, 2009
UPDATED: 5:18 pm HST July 8, 2009

An 80-year-old Oahu woman who won a $1.3 million jackpot at a Minnesota casino this week has been checked into a hospital, her family said.

Rebecca Berry
Rebecca Berry hit a "Wild Cherry" dollar slot machine at the Mystic Lake Casino.
Rebecca Berry hit a "Wild Cherry" dollar slot machine at the Mystic Lake Casino on Monday night. Hours later, she was checked into a Minnesota hospital. She was placed in intensive care, her family said.

Berry was visiting family in Minneapolis. She said she planned to quit work when she returned home.

Berry worked as a secretary for U.S. District Judge Samuel King for more than 50 years.
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