HARRISBURG - Lottery players started 2012 off right, winning a total of $415,000 in January, according to information provided by the Pennsylvania Lottery's website.
The area's biggest winner was Lona A. Schreffler, of Ashland, winning $250,000 on a $10 Diamonds and 7s ticket. Beth A. Landis, of Elysburg, won $100,000 on a 20X the Money ticket, costing $5.
Among number games winners, the top one was Dawn L. Boyer, of Ashland, taking home $5,000 in a Quinto drawing, and Mildred L. Palembas, of Mount Carmel, winning two prizes of $2,500 in the Big 4 drawings.
Winners, by town name, include:
Ashland
- Dawn L. Boyer, $5,000, Quinto, $1 bet.
- Lona A. Schreffler, $250,000, Diamonds and 7s, $10.
- Trina Weikel, $1,000, Winner Take All Millionaire Edition, $20.
Catawissa
- Adam A. Styer, $1,000, Winner Take All Millionaire Edition, $20.
- Sharon K. Drumheller, $1,000, Merry Millions, $20.
- Glenn Whitenight, $1,000, Hot Hand, $5.
Coal Township
- Michael Dunn, $1,000, $1,000 A Week for Life, $2.
- Francis A. Kuminski, $1,000, Diamond Millionaire, $20.
- James D. Houlihan, $1,000, Diamonds and 7s, $10.
- Ronald D. Cresswell, $1,000, Merry Millions, $20.
- Tyler J. Ferrara, $1,000, Stacks of Cash, $10.
Danville
- Joseph A. Showers, $10,000, Casino Cash, $20.
- Margaret E. Bierkowski, $5,000, Treasure Tree, $5.
- John A. Leighow, $1,000, Diamond Millionaire, $20.
- Lydia A. Miller, $1,000, Diamond Millionaire, $20.
- Carl E. Hummer, $1,000, Diamonds and 7s, $10.
- Patrick J. Ryan, $1,000, Holiday Gifts, $10.
- Jared E. Barnhart, $1,000, Merry Millions, $20.
- Richard E. Herman, $1,000, Pure Gold, $10.
- Thomas A. Bowers, $1,000, Winner Take All Millionaire Edition, $20.
- Joseph Allen Showers, two wins of $1,000 each, Winner Take All Millionaire Edition, $20.
Elysburg
- Beth A. Landis, $100,000, 20X The Money, $5.
- Brian E. Snyder, $5,000, Diamond Millionaire, $20.
- Todd A. Crable, $1,000, $1,000 A Week for Life, $2.
- Brian E. Snyder, $1,000, Winner Take All Millionaire Edition, $20.
Mount Carmel
- Jeanette P. Bergan, $2,500, Big 4, 50-cent bet.
- Mildred L. Palembas, two wins of $2,500, Big 4, 50-cent bet.
- Michael P. Heckman, $1,000, 10X The Money, $2.
- Thomas A. Kondisko, $1,000, Diamond Millionaire, $20.
- Diane L. Tarlecky, $1,000, Diamonds and 7s, $10.
- Joseph A. Rogutski, $1,000, Platinum Cro$$word 2nd Edition, $5.
- Anthony Fobia, $1,000, Platinum Cro$$word 2nd Edition, $5.
- Susanne Fatra, $1,000, Winner Take All Millionaire Edition, $20.
Paxinos
- Judy A. Letcavage, $1,000, 3rd Edition Goldbar Cro$$word, $3.
Shamokin
- William Green Jr., $2,500, Big 4, 50-cent bet.
- Joann Weikel, $1,000, Merry Millions, $20.
- Robert Apollo, $1,000, Stacks of Cash, $10.
- Timothy A. Masser, $1,000, Winner Take All Millionaire Edition, $20.