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1. www.lottoanalyst.com › lottery-winners-robertDetective Robert Cunningham's $3 Million Tip to Waitress ...

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   A Dine-In Lottery Win. In 1984, New York City detective Robert Cunningham was dining at Sal’s Pizzeria in Yonkers when he suggested to his waitress and long-time friend Phyllis Penzo that the two split a lottery ticket instead of tipping on the bill. Though Robert was initially joking, Phyllis was hasty to agree.

2. www.cracked.com › article_32695_a-cop-once-tippedA Cop Once Tipped A Pizza Waitress $3 Million | Cracked.com

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   Mar 1, 2022 · In 1984, detective Robert Cunningham from Dobbs Ferry, New York, won a lottery payout and split it with his waitress, Phyllis Penzo, as he'd promised. In the movie, the cop promises to split because he has no money for a tip; in real life, Cunningham promised it because Penzo helped him pick the numbers.

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   Dec 31, 1998 · Did a waitress receive a winning lottery ticket as a tip? Become a Member ... Cunningham gave Penzo a tip of $142,857.50 a year for twenty years. ... "A $6M Win and This Cop Went Hollywood ...

4. www.upi.com › Archives › 1984/04/02Waitress gets $3 million tip - UPI Archives

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   Apr 2, 1984 · April 2, 1984. Waitress gets $3 million tip. YONKERS, N.Y. -- Police Sgt. Robert Cunningham offered a waitress at his favorite pizzeria half of his lottery ticket instead of a tip. She accepted ...

5. thecinemaholic.com › it-could-happen-to-you-true-storyIt Could Happen to You: True Story or Fiction? - The Cinemaholic

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   Feb 10, 2024 · Yes, ‘It Could Happen to You’ is partially based on a true story. Penned by the talented screenwriter Jane Anderson, the film takes inspiration from the life of Detective Robert Cunningham of Dobbs Ferry, who won $6 million at the New York State Lotto prize in 1984 and decided to give half of it to Phyllis Penzo, a waitress employed at Sal ...

6. time.com › archive › 6884178When Lightning Strikes - TIME

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   May 28, 1984 · TIME. May 28, 1984 12:00 AM EDT. Two weeks after Betty Gloss won $6 million in the Illinois lottery last October, a police officer carrying a birth certificate visited the home of the winner and ...

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   Did Robert Cunningham win a lottery?

   • He does win, and he makes good on his promise, giving her $2 million. It's a ridiculous way of getting the two leads in a romance movie together. It also happened in real life. In 1984, detective Robert Cunningham from Dobbs Ferry, New York, won a lottery payout and split it with his waitress, Phyllis Penzo, as he'd promised.

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   Did Robert Cunningham tip Phyllis Penzo?

   • In 1984, New York City detective Robert Cunningham was dining at Sal’s Pizzeria in Yonkers when he suggested to his waitress and long-time friend Phyllis Penzo that the two split a lottery ticket instead of tipping on the bill. Though Robert was initially joking, Phyllis was hasty to agree.

   Detective Robert Cunningham's $3 Million Tip to Waitress Phyllis Penzo

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   Did Cunningham regret splitting the prize?

   • Cunningham, who ordinarily might have left a couple of dollars on the restaurant table, had no regrets about splitting the prize. After all, he says, Penzo helped pick the winning numbers. Barbara "service with a smile" Mikkelson

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   Did Phyllis Penzo win a lottery in real life?

   • It also happened in real life. In 1984, detective Robert Cunningham from Dobbs Ferry, New York, won a lottery payout and split it with his waitress, Phyllis Penzo, as he'd promised. In the movie, the cop promises to split because he has no money for a tip; in real life, Cunningham promised it because Penzo helped him pick the numbers.

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   How much did Penzo & Cunningham get paid?

   • Each picked three of the six numbers; Cunningham walked across the street and bought their ticket. Penzo laughed, then forgot the incident until the next night, when the detective walked into Sal's Pizzeria after work with the winning ticket triumphantly clutched in his hand. It was worth six million dollars: three million for each of them.

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   Did Charlie and Muriel win the lottery?

   • Charlie and Muriel Lang have led simple lives for most of their existence. That's until they win $4 million on the lottery. There is a problem, however. Prior to winning the lottery, Charlie had eaten at a café and hadn't been able to tip the waitress. He had promised her, jokingly, that if he won the lottery he'd give her half of it.

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8. www.imdb.com › title › tt0110167It Could Happen to You (1994) - IMDb

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   It Could Happen to You: Directed by Andrew Bergman. With Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Wendell Pierce. A police officer promises to share his lottery ticket with a waitress in lieu of a tip.