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Bookmark or Share- Detective Robert Cunningham's $3 Million Tip to Waitress Phyllis PenzoWhen Robert Cunningham offered to split a lottery ticket with waitress Phyllis Penzo instead of giving her a tip one day, neither of them ever dreamt they would actually win the jackpot—but that's exactly what happened.
- A Cop Once Tipped A Pizza Waitress $3 Million | Cracked.comIn 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.
- Shared Lottery Ticket - Snopes.comPhyllis Penzo was a waitress at Sal's Pizzeria in Yonkers, New York, for twenty-four years. During that long tenure, she saw nice customers, difficult customers, generous tippers, and skinflints....
- Yonkers Waitress's Lottery Win Inspires Hollywood RomanceCunningham’s impromptu decision led to a life-changing $6 million win. True to his word and committed to honor his promise to Penzo, he split his winnings. Each of them netted $3 million paid out at $285,715 per year over 21 years.
- Based on a True Story - Entertainment WeeklyTen years after they split a $6 million New York State Lotto prize, we caught up with Robert Cunningham, 65 (now retired and living in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., with his wife, Gina), and Phyllis Penzo,...
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