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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Home -> Forums -> Lottery News -> $267 million Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Ohio $267 million Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Ohio Mega Millions: $267 million Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in OhioThe winning ticket from the $267 million Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night was sold in the northwest Ohio town of Lyons, an Ohio Lottery spokeswoman said. The ticket was purchased at Lyons Main Stop, lottery spokeswoman Marie Kilbane told The Associated Press. Store manager Linda Freeworth said she received the news from a radio station that called about 4:45 a.m. Wednesday. Radio and television reporters arrived soon after for interviews. "I've never been a big time winner. People laugh because this is a small town and nothing ever happens here," she told The AP in a telephone interview. Lyons is 26 miles west of Toledo, near the Ohio-Michigan line. Lottery officials planned a news conference later Wednesday, Kilbane said. Freeworth said she had not spoken with lottery officials and did not know who bought the winning ticket. The winning numbers from Tuesday night's drawing were 2, 4, 35, 36 and 48. The Mega Ball number was 22. In addition to the grand prize winner, 22 tickets matched all five numbers but not the Mega Ball: 4 from California, 2 from Georgia, 3 from Illinois, 2 from New Jersey, 7 from New York, 2 from Ohio, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia. The winners will receive second prizes of $250,000 each. The 4 California winners will receive $237,869 each because California prize amounts are calculated based on the amount of sales and the number of winners. Another 134 tickets matched four numbers, plus the Mega Ball number — good for third prizes of $10,000 each ($8,109 in California). Lottery Post Staff 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. 46 comments. Last comment 6 years ago by . Tennessee United States Member #8005 October 15, 2004 11331 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 1, 2006, 6:42 am - IP Logged | |
someone in lyons is probably still sleeping and unaware that their life is about to change forever.congrats to the winner.... | | |
Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1867 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 1, 2006, 7:49 am - IP Logged | |
Or it could be someone from Michigan..... | | |
PA United States Member #23322 October 6, 2005 2006 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 1, 2006, 8:00 am - IP Logged | |
Get sweeping that ticket out from underneath the bed. | | |
md United States Member #14305 April 20, 2005 511 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 1, 2006, 9:05 am - IP Logged | |
Congrats to the Winner(s)! I sure would have liked to see 2 more rolls at least. I love it when the whole country gets hyped up! Well, I'll see what my tickets already purchased for the next 2 draws can bring. But I'll hibernate again until either PB or MM gets around $100m. | | |
chicago United States Member #3746 February 10, 2004 384 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 1, 2006, 9:30 am - IP Logged | |
Ohio has to be one of the luckiest states out there. Amazing how Illinois hasnt won a big MM jackpot in a long time. | | |
United States Member #569 August 14, 2002 453 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 1, 2006, 9:47 am - IP Logged | |
Don't forget. Ohio lottery winners can form a trust and remain ANONYMOUS if the lawyer claims the prize on behalf of the trust. Smart lottery winners form trust to claim their winnings. They send an attorney to the lottery headquarters to claim the prize in trust, so that ONLY the name of the trust is revealed. And they tell NO ONE, especially relatives. If you ever win a lottery and you are single, the only person you should ever marry is someone who was truly in love with you BEFORE you won the jackpot! | | |
United States Member #24723 October 21, 2005 622 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 1, 2006, 10:06 am - IP Logged | |
Yawn, Yawnnnnnn. Hmmn. - I am awake and going over to the computer.
- Logging in to USAMEGA for a look at the jackpot amount.
- Umph, somebody won!
- Okay, back to sleep.
 - PB and MM had the lottery communities nationwide excited!
- Hmmmnnnn. Has the press learned a lesson?
- Hope that this/these winner(s) needed the win. Congrats winner(s)
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Maryland United States Member #10659 January 14, 2005 4725 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 1, 2006, 10:14 am - IP Logged | |
Sorry team. We went bust on this one. I'll see you back at work tomorrow. litebets Feeling, PRICELESS!!! | | |
Hamilton, OH United States Member #4236 March 27, 2004 238 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 1, 2006, 11:36 am - IP Logged | |
Oh, I wish, I wish. Northern Ohio gets most of the Ohio winners. It's almost like southwestern ohio doesn't exist. Maybe next time. Congrats to the winner. Illinois won like 3 times in the first year of mega-millions for Ohio when nobody won in Ohio. That's a note for the person who said Ohio was the luckiest place. | | |
Atlantic Mine, Michigan United States Member #417 June 23, 2002 1606 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 1, 2006, 12:20 pm - IP Logged | |
Lyon is a real boarder city so maybe the winner is from Michigan. Can happen when the retailer is so close to a state border. Brad | | |
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Or it could be someone from Michigan..... MI has Mega. Indiana doesn't. | | |
Mcminnville, Oregon United States Member #3070 December 13, 2003 1515 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 1, 2006, 1:09 pm - IP Logged | |
Congrats to the Ohio winner! I will get the next jackpot.-weshar75 | | |
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Don't forget. Ohio lottery winners can form a trust and remain ANONYMOUS if the lawyer claims the prize on behalf of the trust. Hi, I thought it is available in all states, I mean shouldn't everybody be able to hire a lawyer if they want to. And do you know how it works exaclty, what is the cost or disadvantages of that.
thanks.. | | |
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Congratulations to Ohio for winning the jackpot. If nobody had won the jackpot, the estimated jackpot for Friday would have been 331 million or an increase of 54 million [estimated]. I wonder if a group won a jackpot or an individual?
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