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Ohio City Can't Collect Taxes From Mega MillionsNews Story
Here's the latest twist in the saga of last month's $162 million Mega Millions lottery drawing.City officials in the Cleveland suburb of South Euclid were stunned to learn that they can't collect $1.4 million in income taxes from the winner. It seems the city charter wasn't updated to include lottery winnings as taxable income. It's not a good day for the city, Mayor Georgine Welo said Monday. We were all excited until we went to go for the money and learned that we are not entitled to it. We
Jan 20, 2004, 6:11 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $42 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $42 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $35 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were two second-prize winners who matched each of the five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number from Friday night's drawing. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.A total of 13 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball num
Jan 19, 2004, 7:35 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery games to merge, jackpots to increaseNews Story
Lottery Director also announces expansion of Mega Millions into new stateThe executive director of the Massachusetts Lottery said offering games with larger jackpots will attract more players, increasing revenues for cities and towns while diminishing demand for casino gambling.Joseph C. Sullivan said Wednesday that the lottery plans to consolidate MassMillions and Megabucks, both Massachusetts-based games, into one game with bigger jackpots, in an attempt to attract more players.The lottery als
Jan 16, 2004, 5:57 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions seller not on record as store's ownerNews Story
The Ohio Lottery says a man who accepted a symbolic check as the co-owner of a South Euclid convenience store that sold a winning Mega Millions ticket isn't the owner.The Ohio Lottery had made a presentation to Jagdish Shah at Quick Shop Food Mart on January 2.The store sold the winning ticket for the $162 million dollar Mega Millions jackpot, which earned the owner $100,000 and a cruise.Lottery spokeswoman Mardele Cohen said Thursday that Shah identified himself that day as an owner. But she sa
Jan 16, 2004, 5:51 am - Lottery News

Lottery Loser Pleads No Contest in Mega CaseNews Story
The woman who claimed she lost a winning $162 million Mega Millions lottery ticket pleaded no contest Thursday to lying on a police report.After entering the plea, Elecia Battle, 40, of Cleveland, was convicted by the judge. She faces a possible penalty of 30 days to six months in jail and $1,000 fine at sentencing Feb. 19.A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but means the defendant will not fight the charges.Battle had filed a police report after the Dec. 30 Mega Millions drawing, sa
Jan 15, 2004, 8:20 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $35 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $35 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $26 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were two second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing. The two players matched the five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.Thirty-three players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ba
Jan 15, 2004, 5:48 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $26 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing has reached $26 million.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $20 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing is Tuesday.Five tickets matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball to win $175,000 apiece. Another 31 tickets, including one sold in Michigan, matched four of the lotto numbers plus the Mega Ball number to win $5,000 each.The winning numbers in Friday's drawing were: 24-32-38-47-4
Jan 12, 2004, 6:42 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery Loser Faces Police ChargeNews Story
Elecia Battle, who admitted yesterday that she lied about losing a $162 million Mega Millions lottery ticket, was charged today with filing a false police report.On January 2, Battle told police in South Euclid, Ohio that she had somehow lost the Mega Millions ticket shortly after buying the ticket at a local Quick Shop.If convicted of the misdemeanor count, Battle, 40, faces a maximum of up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.Below you'll find a copy of the winning ticket and the criminal c
Jan 9, 2004, 8:34 pm - Lottery News

'I Lied' -- Woman Drops Lottery LawsuitNews Story
Updated: Jan. 8, 2003 12:38 PMA woman said through tears Thursday that she lied about losing the winning ticket for a $162 million lottery prize awarded to another woman.Elecia Battle, 40, is dropping her lawsuit to block payment of the 11-state Mega Millions jackpot to the certified winner, her lawyer Sheldon Starke said. I wanted to win, Battle said. The numbers were so overwhelming. I did buy a ticket and I lost. I wanted to win so bad for my kids and my family. I apologize. Starke says tha
Jan 8, 2004, 10:27 am - Lottery News

Clerk free on bail in lottery ticket caseNews Story
A Cook County judge set bail at $25,000 Wednesday for a Chicago Board Options Exchange clerk accused of swiping her co-workers' winning $175,000 lottery ticket.But Dora Leal's attorney insisted the clerk thought the Mega Millions ticket was worth less than $10 and that there was no chicanery intended -- she just misplaced the ticket. This is completely out of her character, attorney Robert Kuzas said after her bond hearing. She's very distraught over this. Police charged Leal, 44, of North Spa
Jan 8, 2004, 5:11 am - Lottery News