Ohio store sells winning $106 million Mega Millions lottery ticket

Comment #18

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 08:20:05 GMT

whittaker made dumb decisions though....

Comment #17

CASH Only — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:16:37 GMT

I think you're right.

Comment #16

Rip Snorter — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:36:45 GMT

Yep. You figure catching a football and spiking it made it a lead-pipe cinch he took that cash option?Jack

Comment #15

CASH Only — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:02:58 GMT

Hollywood Henderson was a football player.

Comment #14

Rip Snorter — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 23:56:46 GMT

Cash Only:Might be so, though I doubt either of us knows about Henderson, unless you've bothered to chase it down.But whether a person chooses cash or not mightn't be the absolutel, pentultimatimisimo, solitary measure of how a man deals with unexpected events in his life. Might be there are other considerations. Getting into the position of having to make such a choice might even come into it.Jack

Comment #13

CASH Only — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 23:40:24 GMT

Both Whittaker and Henderson knew to choose cash.

Comment #12

Rip Snorter — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 21:52:13 GMT

honestly what would you do if you won so much money? it really is a life changing event, it can be very overwhelmingdiva67:I doubt Jack Whittaker or Hollywood Henderson found it overwhelming.For me, a new set of tires on the car wouldn't be overwhelming to me, but I'm not sure the old Trooper could handle all that tread-depth. I think you might be right, that most people do find it overwhelming, though they don't recognize it for what it is until later.What to do with all that money isn't the p... [ More ]

Comment #11

CASH Only — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:38:49 GMT

I won't know until it happens.

Comment #10

diva67 — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:48:55 GMT

honestly what would you do if you won so much money? it really is a life changing event, it can be very overwhelming

Comment #9

Maverick — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 00:09:43 GMT

~ from article: The Emery Road convenience store that sold the ticket will receive $100,000. ~ Congrats to the store owner. No congrats to the MM jackpot winner cos it wasn't me

Comment #8

Rip Snorter — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 11:55:33 GMT

I think in your shoes I might feel obliged to pause for a ticket or two as I drove by. The Bermuda Triangle of Big Bucks, where Farraries vanish without a trace and winning numbers rain from the sky. Hot diggedy.Jack

Comment #7

MIMIC — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 08:15:17 GMT

And I live nearest to the one sold in Shaker Heights...I used to ride my bike down pass the store in the summer when I was younger. Nowadays, I drive the car pass it.

Comment #6

MIMIC — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 07:37:39 GMT

LOL..I live IN the Millionaire Triangle. :D I live off of Kinsman and 116th Street...right inside the triangle.

Comment #5

MPJO — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 03:57:34 GMT

Somebody will probably write a book on this and end up being onOprah to talk about.......The Food Codes

Comment #4

wizeguy — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:39:00 GMT

eerie

Comment #3

Rip Snorter — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:52:12 GMT

Seems the Patel family ought to be buying a few tickets on their own hook. Maybe it rubs off.Jack

Comment #2

Todd — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:52:10 GMT

Yeah, and the winning numbers contained a 6.

Comment #1

JAG331 — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:47:22 GMT

Wow that's a lot of 6's.

Ohio store sells winning $106 million Mega Millions lottery ticket

Lottery Post — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:45:00 GMT

Ohio has its fourth Mega Millions lottery winner, who will gross $106 million, or a $66,666,686 lump sum.The Emery Road convenience store that sold the ticket will receive $100,000. I'll take the family on vacation, Ajay Patel, 35, owner of Emery Food Mart, said Saturday morning.He and his wife, Asmita, 30, moved from India to the United States in 1987. They have surpassed the American Dream.The Patels also sold a winning Super Lotto ticket in 1999 that brought them $5,000. And Ajay's brother-i... [ More ]