Maryland Lotto Winner Mirlande Wilson, pooled money with colleagues … but refuses to share winnings

Apr 2, 2012 - 04:46
Apr 2, 2012 - 08:35
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Maryland Lotto Winner Mirlande Wilson, pooled money with colleagues … but refuses to share winnings
The winning numbers are read out on national television

No one’s claimed the winning Mega Millions ticket in Maryland — yet.

Stephen Martino, director of the Maryland Lottery, said Monday on NBC’s “Today” show that the ticket, one of three winning tickets purchased for the record-breaking $640 million prize, has yet to be claimed.

Lottery officials say a winning ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven store in Milford Mill at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.

“This may be the lucky store,” Coell Hicks, 53, of Randallstown, told The Washington Post last week. He had bought a Mega Millions ticket a few blocks away at the Maryland Lottery office.

The other two winning tickets were sold in Illinois and Kansas.

A McDonald’s employee reportedly Mirlande Wilson claims she holds the winning ticket.

The 37-year-old wouldn’t show her ticket, and noted she wasn’t certain she won, according to the report. She was part of a group of employees who played, but insisted her alleged winning ticket was one she bought separately so won’t share the winnings.

Wilson reportedly plans to contact lottery officials Monday.

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Mike Gallagher Freelance writer with a passion for travelling