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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Home -> Forums -> Lottery News -> Workers Win $15M Lottery Jackpot After Playing Wrong Game Workers Win $15M Lottery Jackpot After Playing Wrong Game Ohio Lottery: Workers Win $15M Lottery Jackpot After Playing Wrong GameIt was a $15 million mistake. Eleven dental workers at Warren Family Dental in Howland, Ohio had been playing the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game for a year in hopes of winning big. This past week, one group member who usually doesn't play mistakenly bought an Ohio Super Lotto ticket for the group. All six of the numbers were drawn Saturday, making the dental workers winners of the $15 million jackpot. Nick Grano of the Ohio Lottery Commission said some of the women came to the regional office in Youngstown Tuesday evening to claim their prize but their names will not be disclosed publicly until all the winners come into the office. The dental office plans to schedule a news conference once all the winners have filled out the proper paperwork at the Ohio Lottery Commission. The ticket with the winning numbers — 4-11-13-22-34-40 — was sold at the Giant Eagle store in Howland, about 15 miles northwest of Youngstown. AP We'd love to see your comments here! Register for a FREE membership — it takes just a few moments — and you'll be able to post comments here and on any of our forums. If you're already a member, you can Log In to post a comment. 16 comments. Last comment 7 years ago by .
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| | Posted: June 24, 2005, 12:54 pm - IP Logged | |
may i should not play mm this friday ...................................ok forget about it  | | |
Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1867 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 24, 2005, 1:24 pm - IP Logged | |
This is when you know it's your time, when you play the wrong game and hit ! 
I bet the person they sent to get the tix felt awful until the numbers came out, now he/she is the other's bestest friend. DD | | |
North Dakota United States Member #13647 April 5, 2005 1623 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 24, 2005, 1:28 pm - IP Logged | |
I wish I could make a goof like that and end up a millionaire. How are you going to win if you don't play? | | |
Hamilton, OH United States Member #4236 March 27, 2004 238 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 24, 2005, 7:14 pm - IP Logged | |
May sound like sour grapes but northern ohio in the Toledo and Cleveland areas does win quite a bit. Be nice to see it happen in Southern Ohio a little more often. I know people who won't play due to the disappointment with the distribution. Happy lottery gaming. | | |
Tennessee United States Member #8005 October 15, 2004 11331 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 24, 2005, 9:57 pm - IP Logged | |
i think i'm gonna go and buy some lotto 5 tickets oops no powerball oops no maybe,well i don't know.... | | |
United States Member #2380 September 17, 2003 2064 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 24, 2005, 10:31 pm - IP Logged | |
This is one case where the person buying the tickets for the pool will be thanked for making a mistake. I wonder if they will pool money after this win and tell that person to go make another mistake.
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Wisconsin United States Member #1327 March 27, 2003 1508 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 25, 2005, 7:21 am - IP Logged | |
Fortune cookies, buying the wrong game, a $5 PB quickpick as a "lark".....I'm reallystarting to get the feeling that the best "method" for picking winners in no method. ============ How can you tell if a politician is lying? Answer: His lips are moving. | | |
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| | Posted: June 25, 2005, 11:50 am - IP Logged | |
Let's hope they don't make a second mistake (annuity). | | |
Norway Member #9692 December 10, 2004 837 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 28, 2005, 6:37 pm - IP Logged | |
Just think how pissed the other group members would have been if he played the wrong game and they had correct numbers on the right game.
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Greenwich, CT United States Member #4879 May 24, 2004 1822 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 28, 2005, 7:01 pm - IP Logged | |
Just think how pissed the other group members would have been if he played the wrong game and they had correct numbers on the right game.
Ah, the other side of the coin....lucky for our superstar that did not happen. | | |
Dallas, Texas United States Member #3335 January 7, 2004 25 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 29, 2005, 12:27 pm - IP Logged | |
Wednesday June 29th, 2005 I understand how easy this can happen. I run two Lottery Pools. One is the Mega Million and I have 26 people in the current drawing. (This Lottery Pool I've been running for over a year.) In addition, I run the Die Hard Lottery Pool. We normally play all the Texas Games (Cash Five, Texas Two-Step and Lotto Texas). This game only has 11 people playing it. Most of the time, both group will expire at different times. But one time both games needed tickets. I mistakenly bought Mega Million tickets for my Die Hard group. No one was upset, the Jack Pot was high, and the Die Hard game is designed to handle any lottery pool. I did worry what people would think if the small group had won, and not the larger pool. These things happened. Michael  Michael E. Porter meporter@myway.com | | |
Tennessee United States Member #8005 October 15, 2004 11331 Posts Offline | | Posted: July 1, 2005, 6:40 am - IP Logged | |
Fortune cookies, buying the wrong game, a $5 PB quickpick as a "lark".....I'm reallystarting to get the feeling that the best "method" for picking winners in no method. you very well could be right. | | |
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Tennessee United States Member #8005 October 15, 2004 11331 Posts Offline | | Posted: July 3, 2005, 10:47 am - IP Logged | |
probably won't happen again for a while. | | |
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