Ohio Lottery facts and trivia as it turns 35 years old

Comment #3

maringoman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:23:26 GMT

It's almost like I dont live in Massachusetts and so are many people I know because none of us has ever won something substantial. But I still play. Hopefully...

Comment #2

Jimhowlett — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:24:33 GMT

I remember the OSU-Michigan game and how that number came up....weird!

(it all went downhill for Ohio State after that game...hoping they get hot again

Comment #1

fwlawrence — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:38:46 GMT

Whatever happened to Hoolihan? Now it's Big Chuck and Little John.

Ohio Lottery facts and trivia as it turns 35 years old

Lottery Post — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:01:19 GMT

Thirty-five years ago this summer, the newly created Ohio Lottery held its first-ever drawing, a public spectacle at Parmatown Mall that drew more than 1,000 people.

Comedian Don Rickles had originally been invited to emcee the drawing of the new Buckeye 300 weekly game, but the public had to settle for Miss Ohio World 1974 and local TV stars Big Chuck and Hoolihan.

Since then, the Ohio Lottery has turned hundreds of people into millionaires and transferred about $16 billion to Ohio's publ... [ More ]