Big Game winner has big debt

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY - New Jersey&#39;s Big Game winner has big debts. <br> <br> Jorge and Joanne Lopes filed for bankruptcy protection last year due to nearly $600,000 in unpaid debt. <br> <br> But the case was dismissed because Lopes did not show up for a hearing that would have completed a repayment plan. An assistant to the trustee overseeing the case says he&#39;s no longer protected from his creditors. <br> <br> Court documents show the couple racked up more than $200,000 in credit card debts alone. <br> <br> Lopes manages two Portuguese restaurants. His wife worked as a daycare teacher and makes deliveries for a florist. <br> <br> During a news conference in Trenton today, Lopes said he would use the money to pay his bills. He did not mention the bankruptcy. <br> <br> He also said he plans to keep working despite the $43 million prize.

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