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Lottery officials: Valid ticket turned in for $162M jackpot
Meki says CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) Someone turned in a valid ticket for the $162 million Mega Millions multistate lottery jackpot, the Ohio Lottery said Tuesday, a day after a woman claimed she lost the winning ticket outside the convenience store where it was sold. Ohio Lottery spokeswoman Mardele Cohen said the winner would be revealed at an 11:30 a.m. EST press conference. Cohen would not comment on whether the winner was Elecia Battle, the woman who filed a police report saying she lost the ticket last week. Battle told police she dropped her purse as she left the Quick Shop Food Mart last week after buying the ticket. She said she realized after the drawing last Tuesday that the ticket was missing. The Ohio Lottery said the winning ticket was sold at the store, about 15 miles east of Cleveland. About 30 people with flashlights searched for the ticket Monday night outside the store after a police report Battle filed became public. Meki Algemeen Website Posted by: Meki 2004-01-06 |
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