TULSA, OK siblings to share $200K POWERBALL win

01/17/08 TULSA, OK siblings to share $200K POWERBALL win

Tom Allesio and Dawn Hile, a brother and sister from Tulsa, Oklahoma, started 2008 in style by claiming their $200,000 winning ticket from the Jan. 2 Powerball drawing.
I feel really blessed, Hile said.
She plans to save some of the money for retirement, and will help her daughter pay for school. Allesio said he will pay-off his house.

Tom and Toni have played the Lottery together every drawing for about five years, using the same numbers each time. They played in Kansas before the Lottery launched in Oklahoma.
The winning ticket was purchased at Reasor’s, a grocery store located at 7114 S. Sheridan Rd. in Tulsa.
This doesn’t change our lives, we are simple people, Hile said. We are glad Oklahoma got Powerball.