• Tuesday Poll: 84 of 151 respondents (55.63%) say North Idaho still has a problem with racism that requires the ongoing vigilance of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations. 64 of 151 respondents (42.38%) say North Idaho doesn't have a racism problem. 3 were undecided.
• Today's Poll: Do you play the lottery?

When Holly Lahti found out she won $190 million in the Mega Millions Lottery, she kept her cool. For a moment or two. At first, “she was very quiet about it,” said Leasa Moore, night manager at Ady’s Convenience Store & Car Wash on Seltice Way in Post Falls, where the winning ticket was sold. When Lahti, of Rathdrum, went to the store to check her numbers last week, the employees took her in the back to tell her she won. She was calm at first, but in the backroom Lahti could no longer contain her excitement. She asked if anyone was in the store. When she was told there wasn’t, Moore said she asked, “Can I scream?” And scream, she did/Chelsea Bannach, SR. More here. (AP file photo: Idaho Lottery Director Jeff Anderson)

Question: Would you simply scream if you'd just been told that you'd won the $190 Mega Millions lottery?

I never used to buy tickets until I met my husband. He introduced me to the highs and lows of buying that ticket, checking the numbers and then being disappointed that we didn't win. We always talk about what we'd do if we win. He gets really detailed - last night he was already dividing up our winnings between our family members. It's a great dream, isn't it? The dream of taking care of everyone in your family? And all of your friends? The dream of giving to your favorite causes and charities without limit? I blame him for the “let down” I feel today/Maggie O'Mara, KTVB. More here.

Question: Do you feel a little let down today because you didn't win the Mega Millions lottery?

The Idaho Lottery has confirmed that a Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 was sold for last night’s draw in Rathdrum, Idaho.  The winning numbers for last night’s $86 million draw were 11, 19, 40, 43, 44 and the Megaball was 33. This winning ticket matched the first five “white ball” numbers, but not the Megaball. … This is the second $250,000 winning Mega Millions ticket in Idaho, both of which were sold in the greater Coeur d’Alene area. The previous $250,000 winner was sold in Coeur d’Alene for the April 17, 2010 draw. That winning ticket has not yet been claimed/David Workman, Idaho Lottery. More here.

Question: What’s the most you’ve ever won in a lottery?

Christopher Shaw, 29, winner of the $258.5M lottery, smiles while talking with reporters following a ceremony at the Missouri Lottery offices Thursday in Jefferson City, Mo. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Top Cutlines:

• 1. View from the left: what the average Tea Party member looks like. View from the right: what the average Democratic incumbent will look like on November 3rd — Charles Dixon.
• 2. I just knew if I believed hard enough, that the tooth fairy would come through for me! — JeanieS.
• 3. All the girls seem to love my smile now! Wonder why? — Charlie.
• HM: Arch Druid

Item: Valentine’s Day gift included winning lottery ticket for Hayden woman/Alison Boggs, SR

More Info: The Valentine’s Day gifts Jim Johnson of Hayden purchased for his wife, Irene, included a box of chocolates, a card and a few Lottery Scratch tickets. Johnson had no idea when he went out of town on business that his early gift would have a value of $30,000. “When I called her from the road, I didn’t believe her at first when she told me that she’d scratched the big winning ticket,” Jim Johnson said in a news release issued by the Idaho Lottery.

Question: What is the most money that you’ve won playing the lottery?