Lottery Jackpot: Ohio Has Been Home To A Score Of Winners

The combined winnings for the Mega Millions and the Powerball jackpots this weekend have reached more than a half a billion dollars.

The drawing for the Mega Millions prize of $422 million takes place at 11 p.m. Friday. If you don’t get lucky in that drawing, you could still win big in the Powerball drawing that takes place just before 10 p.m. Saturday. The Powerball jackpot is $130 million.

Individual lottery jackpots have far exceeded the combined prize money in play for this weekend. In January 2016, the Powerball jackpot reached $1.6 billion and the winnings were split among three lucky winners in California, Tennessee and Florida.

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And, the most recent Mega Millions jackpot winner was sold at Fat Daddy's Road Dog in Moraine (near Dayton) for the May 4 drawing. A trust claimed the $143 million jackpot. Ohio has been a hotbed for lottery winners.

There have been three Powerball jackpot winners in Ohio, according to the Ohio lottery. They are:

• July 9, 2014 - $124.9 million jackpot: Ticket sold by True North in Conneaut to Mary Ann Thompson of Conneaut. She chose her own numbers and took the cash option.
• June 2, 2010 - $261.6 million jackpot: Ticket sold at Hub Carryout in Sunbury. Claimed by blind trust. Winner chose cash option, and pick numbers via auto lotto.
• June 23, 2010 - $97 million jackpot (split with Montana winner): Ohio’s ticket sold at Shirley’s Carryout in Curtice near Toledo. Claimed by a group of 14 Chrysler paint shop workers from Detroit. The winners chose the cash option, and pick their numbers via auto lotto.

Including the winner from May, there have been 19 Mega Millions winners in Ohio, according to the Ohio Lottery. They are:

• Friday, May 4, 2018 - $143 million winning ticket sold at Fat Daddy’s Road Dog LLC in Moraine. The manual pick ticket was claimed by the ABC XYZ trust. The winner chose the cash option.

• Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 - $202 million winning ticket sold at Blendon Drive Thru, Westerville. The auto pick ticket prize was claimed in trust by Geoffrey Scott of Columbus. The winner chose the cash option.

• Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - $41 million winning ticket sold at Deli 4 Less in Westlake. The manual pick ticket prize was claimed in trust by the The March Madness Trust. The ticket holder chose the cash option.

• Friday, Aug. 5, 2011 - $99 million jackpot prize sold at Speedway in Jefferson. The auto pick ticket prize was claimed by a work pool from KraftMaid in Middlefield. The group chose the cash option.

• Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 - $25 million jackpot prize sold at Marc’s in Broadview Heights. The auto pick ticket jackpot was claimed by the Gravina Island Trust. The winner chose the cash option.

• Friday, May 1, 2009 - $227 million jackpot prize ($75.6 million is Ohio share) sold at Shawnee Lanes in Chillicothe. The auto pick ticket was claimed by Ronald Rowland and Deborah Barrington, trustees, who chose the cash option. Additional winning tickets were sold in Virginia and California.
• Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 - $207 million jackpot sold at Kroger, 1510 Covington Ave. in Piqua. A group of 15 Piqua city workers claimed using auto pick. The pool chose the cash option.

• Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 - $15 million jackpot sold at Jeep Fuel in South Webster near Portsmouth. The auto pick ticket was claimed by Andrick Humphreys of Portsmouth. He chose the annuity.

• Friday, May 16, 2008 - $196 million jackpot sold at Main Street Wine & Spirits in Amelia, outside of Cincinnati. The auto pick ticket was claimed by The Anthony Trust, Christine A. Buttress, trustee. The winner chose annuity payments.

• Friday, December 1, 2006 - $40 million jackpot sold at Wyandotte Shell in Whitehall. The auto pick ticket was claimed by Sean Harper of Columbus. He chose the cash option.

• Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - $24 million jackpot sold at Miller’s New Market in Genoa. The auto pick ticketwas claimed by Michael T. McGrail on behalf of The Sky Blind Trust. The winner chose the cash option.

• Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - $265 million jackpot sold at Kroger, 1 West Corry St., Cincinnati. The auto pick ticket was claimed by Todd A. Felthaus, trust officer for PNC Bank, trustee on behalf of the WFJ Trust. The winner chose the cash option.

• Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006 - $270 million jackpot sold at Lyons Main Stop, Lyons ($267 million advertised). The auto pick ticket was claimed by Mark M. Mockensturm, grantor and trustee for the M & H Blind Trust. The winner chose the cash option.

• Friday, Jan. 6, 2006 - $15 million jackpot sold at Chuck’s Carryout in Norwalk. Winning manual ticket was claimed by Providence Blind Trust, John E. Rosino, trustee. The winner chose the cash option.

• Friday, July 22, 2005 - $170 million jackpot sold at Convenient Food Mart in Painesville. Won by pool of seven. The winners chose the cash option.

• Friday, June 3, 2005 - Emery Food Mart in Warrenville Heights. A $106 million jackpot prize was claimed by The Kevin G. Robertson Declaration of Trust, Kevin G. Robertson, trustee. The winner chose the cash option.

• Friday, Aug. 20, 2004 - $52 million jackpot claimed in trust, Dennis Siciliano, trustee, The ABC Blind Trust. The manual ticket was sold at Shaker Quality Foods in Shaker Heights. The winner chose the cash option.

• Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - Eric Maxwell of Dayton wins $21 million. The winning manual pick ticket was sold by Food City Supermarket, Dayton. The winner chose the cash option.

• Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003 - Rebecca Jones-Jemison of South Euclid wins $162 million. The manual pick ticket was purchased at Quick Shop Food Mart in South Euclid. The winner chose the cash option.

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