Stacy Tackett of Pine Bluff won $1 million in a drawing from losing lottery tickets, the Play It Again contest, the state lottery announced. Her loser, which turned into a winner, was purchased at a Valero outlet in Pine Bluff. According to the lottery, she’ll buy a  truck, set up trusts for her children and save the rest.

About a third of the $1 million was withheld on the front end for state and federal taxes.

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