Calif. man claims half of $333M Mega Millions lottery jackpot

Comment #18

Halle99 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:43:30 GMT

Congrats to Ogawa....WTG

Comment #17

fja — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:46:50 GMT

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Comment #16

dpoly1 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:52:31 GMT

Congrats to the winner for no MEDIA LEACH interviews !

Time for a little guy from PA to win the Powerball !

NO Lawyers !

NO Financial Planners !

Just my own financial plan formulated very carefully !

Need some good luck !

My Posse

Comment #15

barbos — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:39:51 GMT

He has probably been playing a guitar for 35 years cause California Lottery started on November 6, 1984 so even if he played from the very first day it would be 25 years in November.

If he is so good at math no wonder he thinks he spent $392.

Comment #14

diamondpalace — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:50:04 GMT

Fun story.

Comment #13

vistaguy — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:29:35 GMT

I thought the same thing. Those tickets wont be free, the shop owner will have to pay for them. There goes the $832, 000 he won...

Comment #12

barbos — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:24:14 GMT

In my opinion free tickets is not a smart PR - as a result the crowd may take that place apart, you should understand how big is LA population. In their place I would offer tickets for a half-price - good PR and the building survives.

Comment #11

dk1421 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:54:10 GMT

What I like about this story is that the shop is giving away free lottery tickets on one day to celebrate! Which is great PR for them whether another person wins or not.

This is the first I've heard of a store doing something for others with the money.

Comment #10

LckyLary — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:08:57 GMT

1. AS I PREDICTED, there was immediately another winner (in GA) on the next drawing for $12 million. Although, the bonus ball 19 and not 10 as I had thought.

2. Sidebar: what is the most unusual place you have seen a Lottery terminal? I would vote for a nail salon in the Rockaway Mall #1 and this noodle joint as #2.

3. Why's that dude sawing his guitar??

4. If it's QP, then whoever pushed the key on the terminal at exactly the right instant when the RNG had the winning set, should get a... [ More ]

Comment #9

time*treat — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:28:24 GMT

I spent $392 yesterday, Mendez said. I got nothing. I've been playing 35 years.

Comment #8

barbos — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:39:02 GMT

That is not the largest one - the Anaheim business that sold $315M ticket to lucky 7 group received a $1 000 000 bonus.

Californian rules give retailer 0,5% of the jackpot ticket sold but the maximum amount has a $1 000 000 cap. So any retailer who sells a winning ticket for $200M or above gets his million. Of course it would be the business owner not the guy at the counter.

Comment #7

wizeguy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:30:44 GMT

Congrats to Me Ogawa. It's next time already here for Mega-Fever! I have my $1 ticket for this evening.

Comment #6

x1kosmic — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:41:58 GMT

I was hoping it would be a California member

like mabey member bytheshore

Anyway like scary said, I'll bet they're feeling real good

a noodle shop...... who woulda thunk it.

I guess that ends Mega-Fever till next time.

Comment #5

michael 777 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:58:12 GMT

107 million, instant ripp off to the winner

Comment #4

Dollar419 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:54:05 GMT

There was a short newspaper article along with a photo of the restaurant in the L.A. Times on 9/3/09--talk about LUCK OF THE DRAW

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND KIM KY NOODLE HOUSE

Comment #3

Jazi76 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:58:42 GMT

What made the win even sweeter for Ogawa was that he bought only one lottery ticket, for a dollar.

After reading stories of winners who say that statement, I will never spend more than $2 or $3, no matter how big the jackpot gets. It is just a waste to spend, and probably lose, more than that on lottery ticket, in my own opinion of course.

Comment #2

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:47:42 GMT

Yeah RJOh, I have never heard of store owners getting that much either. I thought the that the stores usual got between $10,000 to $50,000 for selling a winning ticket. Either way, congrats to the winner and the store owners. They must be feeling really good at the moment.

Comment #1

RJOh — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:00:17 GMT

The owners will split a bonus of $832,500 for selling the winning ticket.

That's the largest amount that I've ever heard of a retailer getting for selling the winning lottery ticket.

Congratulations to the winner and the noodle shop owners.

Calif. man claims half of $333M Mega Millions lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:39:24 GMT

A Southern California man has claimed one half of the $333 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot.

The California Lottery said Wednesday that Kevyn Ogawa had the winning numbers for the August 28th drawing. He took the cash option, meaning he'll take home about $107 million.

Lottery officials say Ogawa, who preferred not to be interviewed, went to the Van Nuys lottery office Wednesday to claim his prize.

He bought his ticket from an Asian noodle shop in San Gabriel. The business will rec... [ More ]