(KATV,
Source: ASL) Daniel Pinkerton of DeValls Bluff and Allean White of England are both
employees of Remington Arms Company in Lonoke. Tuesday, they claimed a Mega Millions
prize of $40,000 to share.
The
ticket was purchased at Shell Food Mart on Main Street in England. The
two co-workers are the remaining members of a workplace lottery group (dubbed
the Remington Lottery Group), which started with 5 co-workers three years ago
at Remington Arms. A spokesperson for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery says office lottery pools are a fun and economical way to play,
and this one really worked out for Daniel and Allean.
To
win, the two bought a $1 Mega Millions ticket that correctly matched four
of the five whiteball numbers (1 to 56) as well as the Megaball number (1 to
46), producing a $10,000 prize. They wisely added the $1 Megaplier, which
multiplied their prize to $40,000.
Daniel
said he plans to buy a new vehicle, and Allean will pay off her vehicle and
take care of other financial matters.
As
of Tuesday, January 15, 2013:
The
Powerball Jackpot is $90 million
Mega
Millions is $62 million
The
Natural State Jackpot is $75,000
Arkansas
50 50 is $2,342
For
updates, click here.
