$140M Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Michigan

Comment #19

HaveABall — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:15:45 GMT

Thanks RJOh, a lot of online lottery ticket buyers still don't know about this mandatory switch to annuity if not indicated by them, the claimant, within 60 days of the DRAWING DATE. Even though vital information is clearly printed on the state and particular lottery's website under the FAQ section, yet not the back of the ticket. When there is a contradiction between the multi-state lottery won and the state ticket was purchased in's state lottery headquarters rules, the state's rules win. By t... [ More ]

Comment #18

dpoly1 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:12:00 GMT

Time for someone in the boonies of PA to win

Comment #17

golotto — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:28:12 GMT

I live fairly close to the U.P. - and yes, it is a stunningly beautiful place.

Congrats to Gladstone.

Comment #16

Piaceri — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:16:05 GMT

Or fudgies

Comment #15

tiggs95 — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:07:03 GMT

Yeah if you ever want to get beat and robbed drop by Ypsilanti for a cup of coffee..Let tiggs know how you make out..

Comment #14

sully16 — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:01:51 GMT

UP in the UP aye, also known as yoopers, anyone born below the Mackinaw bridge is a troll...

Chippewa county ..exit 378 great place to party.

Congrats to the winners.

Comment #13

grwurston — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:50:37 GMT

In Maryland you have 182 days from the date of the drawing to claim a winning ticket on any lottery game.

Comment #12

Piaceri — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:38:52 GMT

LOL, look up two things: Escanaba in da Moonlight (movie with Jeff Daniels) and music by Da Yoopers. No one makes better fun of Yoopers than Yoopers themselves. Btw, Michigan's UP is beautiful. To stand on the shores of Lake Superior in the middle of winter is jaw dropping.

Good for Michigan for picking up a winner finally. Congrats to the winners.

Now that I've sold my house in Michigan and ran as fast as I could back home to Texas... we need a MM or PB winner in Texas... me

Comment #11

rdgrnr — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:33:57 GMT

Yeah, they got them wolverines up there in the woods. I think I'd rather deal with the bears.

Comment #10

dingo — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:16:32 GMT

Lottery jackpot winning comes right before Halloween. Sweet

Comment #9

Todd — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:28:37 GMT

Yeah, I had to look up what U.P. meant when writing the story. (Answer: Upper Peninsula

Comment #8

rdgrnr — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:15:23 GMT

Nice to see one sold out in the sticks for a change.

Comment #7

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:47:52 GMT

In Texas, a player must choose cash option at the time of purchase when buying Powerball, Mega Millions, or Texas Lotto. If the player does not choose cash option, then it defaults to annuity.

Comment #6

RJOh — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:14:34 GMT

Ohio removed the square to mark cash or annuity on their play slips years ago.

Comment #5

PERDUE — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:09:37 GMT

Wow!! I wonder how many players in Ohio knows that. I guess I better go to the TX site and read everything available. If that was to happen to me I would most definately not be happy. Something like that would never have occurred to me.

Comment #4

RJOh — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:50:54 GMT

In Ohio a winner has up to sixty days after the drawing to decide if he wants the annuity or cash value, it's probably similar in Michigan. After 60 days it defaults to annuity.

Comment #3

PERDUE — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:44:28 GMT

Everybody's coming in saying, 'Oh man we hope it's a local person, we hope since it wasn't me that it's somebody who knows me and loves me!'

Looks like the moochers are lineing up already.

I look forward to hearing about the winner. I wish them many happy filled years ahead.

Wonder if the ticket was purchased for the annuity or cash value?

Went to the Mega Millions Lottery web site but saw nothing about it

Comment #2

dphillips — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:21:33 GMT

Now the family can gather around the fireplace or campfire and sing, Happy Days Are Here Again -- and just before the holidays, too. May the winner be blessed with peace and happiness.

Comment #1

gocart1 — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:52:15 GMT

Ol well ,,,,,,,,,maybe next time for me....hope the ticket holder has only good things happen to them

$140M Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Michigan

Lottery Post — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:57:14 GMT

By Todd Northrop

Friday night's single winning Mega Millions lottery ticket, worth $140 million, was sold in the Upper Peninsula town of Gladstone, Michigan.

The Mega Millions Lottery is offered in 35 states, and holds the record for the largest jackpot in North American history.

According to lottery officials, the ticket was sold at the Grain 'N' Grape Store on U.S. 2 in Gladstone.

Clerk Sheila Wedell received a call from the Associated Press Saturday morning, and after confirming w... [ More ]