Teacher wins $10K for reading fine print in insurance policy

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Teacher wins $10K for reading fine print in insurance policy

Associated Press | Wednesday, March 6, 2019 11:39 a.m.

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Florida travel insurance company Squaremouth has awarded a Georgia high school teacher $10,000 for reading the fine print in a policy she recently purchased.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida travel insurance company has awarded a Georgia high school teacher $10,000 for reading the fine print in a policy she recently purchased.

A Squaremouth statement says Donelan Andrews claimed the prize 23 hours after the contest began.

The St. Petersburg-based company says it launched the secret contest Feb. 11. Buried in the fine print was a promise of $10,000 for the first person to send an email to a specific address.

Besides the $10,000 for Andrews, Squaremouth says it’s giving another $10,000 to a children’s literacy charity, plus $5,000 each to the two schools where Andrews teaches consumer economics.

Andrews says she applied for retirement a week before winning the contest. The prize will fund a trip to Scotland with her husband to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary.

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