Bainbridge maintenance man wins $163 million lottery prize

<p>The winner of the $163 million grand prize from the latest Mega Millions lotto drawing is a 52-year-old maintenance man for the Bainbridge Housing Authority.</p><p>Ben Chason selected the cash option and, after federal and state taxes, will go home with about $66 million.</p><p>He accepted his check Monday morning at Georgia Lottery headquarters in downtown Atlanta. The drawing was Friday.</p><p>Chason said he bought the wining ticket Thursday at Stop N Buy convenience store in Bainbridge. He said he usually buys two Mega Millions tickets a week.</p><p>When asked if he will continue working for the housing authority, Chason replied, "I'm retired."</p><p>In addition to the grand prize winner, 13 players matched all five numbers but not the Mega Ball number. They will receive second prizes of $250,000 each.</p><p>The winning numbers from Friday night's drawing were: six, 26, 33, 39 and 55. The Mega Ball number was one.</p><p>The next drawing is Tuesday with a jackpot of $12 million.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x1cd9acc)</p>