In addition, during its first quarter Kroger customers donated via the stores’ coin boxes more than $16,000 to The Foodbank of Dayton. Kroger will also present this check to Foodbank representatives.
James Riddle, 54, of Troy used his children’s birthdays in picking all five numbers, 1-4-31-36-54, in the July 26 MegaMillions drawing, according to Marie Kilbane of the Ohio Lottery.
“He’s played for 30 years,” Kilbane said. “He’s hoping to use a small part of his winnings to take a vacation.”
Riddle is married with two children and two grandchildren, according to Kilbane.
He bought the ticket at the Kroger in Vandalia and will receive $2.13 million, after deduction of federal and state income tax withholding.
Riddle missed on the Megaball number, 9. Otherwise he would have hit the $15 million jackpot.
The combination would have paid out $1 million, except Riddle also picked the Megaplier of three, tripling the winnings.