COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JANUARY 23, 2019 •
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Springfield woman wins Cottage Grove Mega Millions jackpot
When Ann Mingus saw
the billboard with the large
jackpots for Powerball and
Mega Millions, she did what
many people do, started day-
dreaming about how much
she would need to take care
of her family and retire.
“As I am driving along
I am doing the math in my
head, and I thought that $3
million would do it,” Mingus
said. “Turns out, I had the $3
million ticket.”
Mingus, from Springfi eld,
won the largest Mega Mil-
lions prize in Oregon since
the game came to the state
in 2010. Mingus realized she
won when she saw news re-
porting that someone pur-
chased a winning ticket in
Cottage Grove and checked
her numbers.
She didn’t tell anyone
about her win, not even fam-
ily members for a few weeks,
and immediately contacted
an attorney to come up with
a plan.
She also hired a fi nancial
planner to assist
so happy for our custom-
her in managing
er! It just goes to show, you
the prize.
never know who’s going to
Mingus pur-
win – it could be you the
chased the tick-
next time you’re picking up
et at the Cottage
dinner!”
Grove
Safeway
Th ere are 110 stores
from a Lottery To
in Oregon and a store in
Go machine; the
Grants Pass also recently
blue vending ma-
sold a $250,000 Scratch-it
chines that off er
ticket, which was claimed
Scratch-its
and
last week.
other games.
Th e winning Mega
“I like to use
Millions numbers for the
the machine then
Nov. 30 draw were 25-28-
I don’t have to
40-43-63 and Mega Ball
wait in line at cus-
of 19. To win $1 million,
tomer
service,”
players must match fi ve of
she said. “A lot of
fi ve numbers with-out the
people don’t know
Mega Ball.
you can buy Mega
Mingus won $3 million
Millions and oth-
by selected the Megaplier
er tickets from
option, which increases
them.”
non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3,
Offi cials from
4 or 5 times. Th is option
Safeway said they
costs an extra $1.
were excited that
In the case of Mingus’
they sold the larg-
ticket the Megaplier was 3,
cal Cottage Grove Safeway Jill McGinnis, Director of
est Mega Millions
meaning she won $3 mil-
sold the winning $3 million Communications and Public lion.
jackpot in Oregon history.
“We can’t believe our lo- Mega Millions ticket,” said Aff airs with Safeway. “We’re
Mega Millions is one of
two multi-state lottery games
the Oregon Lottery off ers.
You can play Mega Millions
in 44 states plus the District
of Columbia and the U.S.
Virgin Islands. Each play
costs $2 to play.
Jackpots start at $40 mil-
lion, and the jackpot for the
next drawing on Friday, Dec.
7 at 8 p.m.
Lottery offi cials recom-
mend that you always sign
the back of your tickets with
each Oregon Lottery game
you play, to ensure you can
claim any prize you may win.
In the event of winning a
jackpot, players should con-
sult with a trusted fi nancial
planner or similar profes-
sional to develop a plan for
their winnings.
Prize winners of more
than $50,000 should contact
the Lottery offi ce to sched-
ule an appointment to claim
their prize.
Very Little Theater continues 90th season with ‘Blithe Spirit’
Th e Very Little Th eater
will be off ering two tickets
for any performance of its
upcoming show, “Blithe Spir-
it,” to any furloughed govern-
ment worker.
To take advantage of this
off er, any furloughed gov-
ernment worker will need to
visit the VLT box offi ce and
present their valid govern-
ment-issued ID.
“Th e on-going govern-
ment shutdown impacts all
of us, and we at the Very Lit-
tle Th eatre see this as a way
to give comfort to those who
have had their livelihoods
impacted by this event,” said
Adrienne West, Publicity Di-
rector for VLT.
Th e Very Little Th eatre
continues to celebrate its
90th season in 2019 with the
Noel Coward classic “Blithe
Spirit,” directed by Karen
Scheeland.
Coward’s Blithe Spirit is
an audacious comedy about
marriage, love and death, in
which the memory of a lost
love becomes material for a
punch line.
At his best, Coward’s
work is able to weave little
symphonies out of bursts of
jaded lust or malicious wit.
Blithe Spirit is a very
British drawing room play,
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Set in England in 1941,
Charles Condomine, a well
to do novelist, has invited
guests to be a part of a séance
in order to get material for
his next book. He invites
Madame Arcati, a medium,
to lead the séance.
Unfortunately an unfore-
seen materialization occurs
which leads to comic misun-
derstandings, other séances,
and an unexpected ending.
Th e VLT cast for Blithe
Spirit features Daniel Squire
as “Charles,” Janna Slack as
“Ruth,” Aimee Hamilton
as “Elvira,” Kali Kardas as
“Edith,” Bill Siedler as “Dr.
Bradman,” Lisa Roth as “Mrs.
Bradman,” and Kathy LaM-
ontagne as “Madame Arcati.”
Th e 10 performances are
Cottage Theatre
presents
Friday through Sunday, Jan.
25-27; Th ursday through
Sunday, Jan. 31 through Feb.
3; and Th ursday through Sat-
urday, Feb. 7-9.
Curtain time is 7:30 p.m.
each night (except for the 2
p.m. Sunday matinées.)
Adult tickets are $21, se-
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Th ursday performances
are $17 for everyone.
February 1 – 17
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