Oklahoma man wins $250,000 on lottery ticket

TULSA, Okla. — An Oklahoma man is $250,000 richer, thanks to a Mega Millions lottery ticket.

 
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Published: April 5, 2012    Comment on this article Leave a comment

TULSA — An Oklahoma man is $250,000 richer, thanks to a Mega Millions lottery ticket.

Oklahoma Lottery officials say Arthur Wallace claimed his prize Monday after purchasing the winning ticket for the March 30 drawing at a QuikTrip store in Sand Springs. The record-setting Mega Millions jackpot that day was $656 million.

photo - File photo - A customer at a convenience store holds her Mega Millions lottery tickets Friday, March 30, 2012, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
File photo - A customer at a convenience store holds her Mega Millions lottery tickets Friday, March 30, 2012, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Officials say after taxes were applied, Wallace pocketed $177,500.





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