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Women Argue Over 'Lost' Jackpot

``Elecia Battle appealed for help after saying she had dropped the winning receipt in a snow-covered car park.

``But it was Rebecca Jemison who turned up at the Ohio lottery offices holding the stub and saying the money was hers.

``Lottery officials said they believed Ms Jemison was the rightful holder, but Ms Battle's lawyer has indicated she may still try to claim the prize.

``Ms Jemison, a hospital telephonist, said she checked the numbers "five or six times" to make sure that she truly had the combination to scoop the 11-state jackpot.

``She then called her mother, an accountant and a lawyer, as well as telling her husband.

``Ms Jemison... said she became angry at Ms Battle's assertion that she had bought and dropped the winning ticket, and so had decided to claim the prize immediately.

``…Days earlier, Ms Battle had filed a police report saying she had picked the winning numbers but believed she must have lost the ticket when she dropped her handbag in the snow outside a convenience shop.

``…The report was made two days after the shop was identified as having sold the sole set of winning numbers for the Mega Millions prize …"

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