Upper Darby man wins Acme contest after throwing out the winning piece

    Luck found an Upper Darby man twice recently when he collected all the puzzle pieces he needed for the Acme Sizzlin’ Summer Giveaway game after first throwing out the final piece he needed.

    His trash-digging efforts came through, as the Delaware County Daily Times reports Robery McBurney won the $250,000 grand prize.

    With odds of only 1 in 23,550,000 he’d be one of the two winner, McBurney and his wife will use the winnings to help them upgrade from their apartment to a house for their growing family.

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