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Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Ohio Lottery Winner Hits Even Bigger One

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

A retiree who won a $3-million Ohio lottery prize became even richer after winning a $20-million Florida Lotto jackpot. Joseph P. Crowley, 66, moved from Toledo, Ohio, to Boca Raton, Fla., six years ago after he won the Ohio lottery. In a statement issued by the Florida lottery, Crowley, a retired construction contractor, joked: “I needed to win this. My (Ohio lottery) payments were going to run out in the year 2007.”

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