Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 4, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press sunday july 4, 2004 Canada / world a9 single Mega lottery ticket Worth $290 million a Tanta ? a single winning ticket was sold in fridays record $290 million us Mega millions lottery drawing. The ticket ? 10-25-38-39-50 and the Mega Ball 12 ? was bought in Massachusetts said Georgia lottery spokesman . Landroche. Other states that participate in the lottery Are geor Gia Ohio Michigan Illinois Maryland new Jersey new York Texas Virginia and Washington. The Winner came after the Jackpot had gotten so High that Many people said they could to afford not to try. Quick moving lines formed at convenience stores and Gas stations hours before the 11-state drawing As players tried to get a piece of the nearly unimaginable prize. People who never play Are playing now said Karen Cooley As she waited in line to buy 10 Mega millions tickets at a store in downtown Atlanta. I believe i a going to hit it. No one has won in Atlanta yet and i think ill be the first the $290 million us is the highest Mega millions prize in the games history exceeding the previous High of $239 million in february. The biggest single ticket Winner was a Power Ball Jackpot of $314.9 million awarded on Christmas Day 2002 to a West Virginia Man. But Mega millions predecessor the big game had a Multi Way prize of $363 million in May 2000. Despite 135 million-to-1 Odds a $1 ticket sometimes pays for itself by fuelling the Hopes of lottery risk takers who dream of that kind of instant wealth said de Story who filled out a ticket form in Atlanta. I saw a Guy walk in and he did to even know How to play a ticket. He put workplace killer shoots five dead takes his own life Kansas City Kan. ? Elijah Browns co workers always had a hard time making sense of him. He paced he talked to himself he got bothered Over teasing that would to faze other people. Questions about the 21-year-old meatpacking Plant worker grew yesterday after he used two handguns to shoot seven co workers Friday killing five of them before killing himself. Police did not offer a motive for the 10-minute rampage but said there appeared to be nothing random about the killings at the Kansas City Kan., Colagra foods Plant. They said he passed by some co workers telling them you Haven to done anything to me so you can this person acted with purpose he knew exactly what he was doing police chief Ron Miller said. Three of those killed were members of an extended family and a relative said Brown had had an argument with one of them. Lonnie Ellingburg 46, was Uncle by marriage to Travis Nel son 23, both of Kansas City Kan., and Nephew to Ardell l. Edwards 55, of Grandview mo., relatives said. We be got to get ready for a triple funeral ? my daddy my Uncle my Cousin said Ellingburg a daughter Deya bar Nett. It Don to make no sense. We just need Miller said Brown also shot and killed Leonardo Rodriguez 49, of Kansas City Kan., and a 45-year-old mexican National whose name was not released pending notification of his fam ily. Four victims died at the Plant and Edwards died hours later at a Hospital. Wounded were Juan Ramirez 44, of Kansas City Kan., and Victor Coggs 60, of Harrisonville to. A spokesman at the University of Kansas Hospital said Coggs was treated and released Friday night while police said Ramirez a injuries were not life threatening. Ellingburg a brother in Law David Pledger of Kansas City Kan., said there had been a Tiff Between Travis Nelson and Brown. He speculated that the other two victims were prob ably just in the wrong place at the wrong Brown of Kansas City Kan., had no criminal record but co workers described him As strange. He was often teased at work but not for anything in particular said Kain Peterson a Plant worker. ? associated press Garfield careers has an immediate opening for a reporter photographer the duties of the successful applicant will relate primarily to reporting hard news As Well As writing feature stories. 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Applications should be submitted to Lynden Behm City editor Brandon Sun 501 Rosser Avenue Brandon my r7a 0k4 peanuts Down $50,? he said. Each time the lottery grows larger More people think about spending a Cou ple of dollars on the off Chance they la get a share of the big pot said David Gale executive director of the North american association of state and provincial lotteries a non profit Indus try group. You Don to have a Chance if you Don to buy a ticket and someone is going to win eventually Gale said. Its fun and exciting to talk to your friends and imag Ine what you would do with All this ? associated press get fuzzy the family circus ;