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Ohio Mega Millions lottery winner claims prizeNews Story
The owner of a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket claimed a multimillion-dollar prize Friday, ending two weeks of uncertainty.The identity of the winner, however, remains a mystery.Lottery officials announced Aug. 20 that the winning ticket for a $52 million jackpot was sold at a Shaker Heights store. Lawyer Dennis Siciliano claimed the treasure as trustee for the ABC Blind Trust. But Siciliano's client the real winner has not been identified. Siciliano could not be reached for comment.Mard
Sep 4, 2004, 8:43 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions winnings yet to be claimedNews Story
The winner of last week's Mega Millions jackpot has yet to come forward to claim the cool $52 million prize, Ohio Lottery officials said Monday.But a Miami County man who matched all winning numbers except the Mega Ball has come forward to collect the $175,000 consolation prize, said Marie Kilbane Seckers, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Lottery Commission.Friday's jackpot brings to three the number of Mega Million jackpot winners in Ohio, which provides about 10 percent of the multi-state lottery's
Aug 24, 2004, 8:37 am - Lottery News

$52 Million Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold in OhioNews Story
Store To Receive $52,000A convenience store in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights sold the single winning ticket in the latest Mega Millions lottery drawing, worth $52 million, the Ohio Lottery said Saturday.Abe Hamed, the manager of Shaker Quality Foods, said he has no idea who might have purchased the winning ticket. He said lottery officials phoned the store Saturday to inform them. Since then, excitement has built up as people have found out. This phone will not stop ringing. Everybody's
Aug 23, 2004, 7:35 am - Lottery News

Winning small: It's still a blast for Lotto palsNews Story
Receptionist Martha Whitaker will get a sleek new Japanese car. Housekeeping director Melony Campbell will finally buy a wide-screen TV.Small pickings, perhaps, for big-time lottery winners.But for Whitaker, Campbell and 25 other employees at St. Augustine Health Campus who pooled their money every week, it was still a dream come true when their winning numbers were drawn in the $4 million Super Lotto jackpot Saturday night.Each will get between $27,500 and $55,000.A gentle, quiet worker had alw
Aug 5, 2004, 6:56 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery fraudster tries boxingNews Story
Elecia Battle, the woman who caused a controversy when she falsely claimed that she lost a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket, is back in the news, and she's literally fighting to get there.Battle is now turning to boxing, fighting under the name Mega Battle Bad Girl. The former high school kick boxer made headlines in January when she claimed to have lost the winning Mega Millions lottery ticket, worth more than $150 million.She later said she was mistaken, and was charged with filing a fals
Jul 22, 2004, 7:33 am - Lottery News

Postal workers sue for share of Mega Millions lottery prizeNews Story
Post office colleagues of a man who won $175,000 in the Mega Millions lottery drawing say they were cheated out of a share of the prize.For nearly four years, 20 co-workers in suburban Olmsted Falls, Ohio chipped in $5 a week to buy lottery tickets. The group says they hit on five of six numbers drawn June 25.However, Stephen Kyle of Amherst said he had bought the winning ticket on his own. The $100 he spent on tickets for the lottery club, Kyle said, yielded a single $2 winner. I told them the
Jul 10, 2004, 3:34 am - Lottery News

Players use computer for chance at record Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Some people use birthdays or anniversaries to pick lottery numbers, but truck driver Tim Lombardy plays a number he saw on a State Highway Patrol car 10 years ago.He hopes that someday it will make him rich, like Friday night, when numbers are drawn in the record $290 million Mega Millions jackpot.Most players taking a shot at lottery jackpots truly trust Lady Luck. According to Ohio Lottery Commission data, the majority let the computer pick their numbers for jackpots.Computers and humans are
Jul 2, 2004, 8:23 am - Lottery News

Lottery players rushing to play Mega MillionsNews Story
Wracking your brain to decide on a combination of numbers to unlock Friday's record $280 million Mega Millions jackpot? Relax. Most lottery winners in Ohio let the computer do the work.That's because as many as 75 percent of Ohio lottery players rely on random numbers picked by computer, said Mike Bycko, spokesman for Ohio Lottery.Though some lottery hopefuls might use birthdays or lucky numbers when buying tickets, most find auto lotto an easy and fast way to choose.As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, $1
Jul 1, 2004, 8:21 am - Lottery News

Scratch tickets are boon for Ohio LotteryNews Story
Crystal Knox is partial to Fast Cash Bingo and Nifty Fifty, but she also likes Doubling Dollars and Wheel of Fortune. The certified nurse assistant estimates she spends up to $20 a day on scratch-off lottery tickets, usually breaking even or better. To me, it's easier, Knox, 37, a certified nurse's assistant, said of her preference for instant tickets over games like Super Lotto. The odds are better. Citing high growth in sales of instant games, the Ohio Lottery said Wednesday it earned $10 mi
Jul 1, 2004, 8:10 am - Lottery News

Lotto winner sits on lucky ticket for weeksNews Story
There are people out there who won't buy lottery tickets unless the jackpot is over $100 million, thinking that anything less isn't worth winning.But one Newark, Ohio man cashed in on a Mega Millions ticket for a cool $175,000, matching five of the six winning numbers from the $20 million Mega Millions drawing April 20. Unbeknownst to him, the winning ticket sat idly in his car for nearly a month.G. Robert Frame stopped at the Beverage Source at 1191 N. Church St. Monday, and decided to bring in
May 21, 2004, 7:44 am - Lottery News