"It's been Christmas every day for my wife," Don Beasley who won "The Big Payoff" for his wife, Lorraine, on August 9, said this week as presents dropped into their home at 610 South Main St. "And I can use everything." Mrs. Beasley added quickly. As yet, however, a mink coat, the top prize of the television quiz show, does not adorn Lorraine. "That takes about six to eight weeks to get ready," Mrs. Beasley remarks to all those who shout, "Let's see the coat!" The Beasleys have been stopped by strangers on the street in both New York and Middletown in the three weeks since the show and have been asked "Are you the couple that won 'The Big Payoff.'" Rumors have even circulated that they have to answer telephone callers who ask the same questions. "There haven't been any calls," Mrs. Beasley says, however, "just the people on the street..."

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