Repository workers share $250,002 prize

Blog Note: We noticed this first on Bob DeMay's new blog for press photographers, so we grabbed the story from the Canton Repository:


CANTON — We normally report the news — but workers at The Repository are abuzz today after making some news.

A group of editorial workers hold a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $250,002. The ticket had five numbers on one line to win $250,000, and the Mega ball on a separate line to win $2.

The winning ticket was sold at Erik’s Grocery Bag in North Canton. It was one of eight Mega Millions tickets from Friday’s drawing to have the five numbers.

No ticket with all six numbers on the same line — good for a $146 million prize — was sold for Friday night’s drawing.

The top prize for Tuesday’s drawing is estimated at $170 million.

Two dozen lottery pool members at the Rep will split the prize, netting each about $7,000 after taxes.

The winning ticket was verified Monday morning at the Ohio Lottery’s office in Green.