By Todd Northrop

Friday night's single winning Mega Millions lottery ticket, worth $140 million, was sold in the Upper Peninsula town of Gladstone, Michigan.

The Mega Millions Lottery is offered in 35 states, and holds the record for the largest jackpot in North American history.

According to lottery officials, the ticket was sold at the Grain 'N' Grape Store on U.S. 2 in Gladstone.

Clerk Sheila Wedell received a call from the Associated Press Saturday morning, and after confirming with lottery commission officials, it was determined that the winning ticket was in fact sold at the Grain 'N' Grape.

She says she was shocked because she wasn't notified right away by the lottery terminal.

Lottery business is fairly steady, especially with several self-proclaimed 'lottery clubs' in the area, but she says all of the hype is exciting for the store.

"Everybody's coming in saying, 'Oh man we hope it's a local person, we hope since it wasn't me that it's somebody who knows me and loves me!' I mean it's kind of fun you know, everybody's really hoping the best for a local, and truthfully we really hope it's one of our loyal customers that, kind of a reward for always shopping with us, that'd be really groovy."

The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game were 4, 19, 26, 28, and 39. The Mega Ball was 14.  The Megaplier number was 4.

The Michigan winner has one year to claim the prize before it expires.

In addition to the $140 million jackpot winner, six lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, and 1 from Ohio.

Second-prize Mega Millions winners receive prizes of $250,000 each, except for the California winning ticket, which is worth $450,559.  California uses a pari-mutuel prize payout formula, which calculates the prize amount based on the amount wagered and the number of winners.

Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot is $12 million.

"Everybody's coming in saying, 'Oh man we hope it's a local person, we hope since it wasn't me that it's somebody who knows me and loves me!'

Looks like the moochers are lineing up already.

I look forward to hearing about the winner. I wish them many happy filled years ahead.

Wonder if the ticket was purchased for the annuity or cash value?

Went to the Mega Millions Lottery web site but saw nothing about it

In Ohio a winner has up to sixty days after the drawing to decide if he wants the annuity or cash value, it's probably similar in Michigan.  After 60 days it defaults to annuity.

Wow!! I wonder how many players in Ohio knows that. I guess I better go to the TX site and read everything available. If that was to happen to me I would most definately not be happy. Something like that would never have occurred to me.

Wow!! I wonder how many players in Ohio knows that. I guess I better go to the TX site and read everything available. If that was to happen to me I would most definately not be happy. Something like that would never have occurred to me.

Nice to see one sold out in the sticks for a change.

Yeah, I had to look up what "U.P." meant when writing the story.  (Answer:  Upper Peninsula)

Yeah, I had to look up what "U.P." meant when writing the story.  (Answer:  Upper Peninsula)