Cleaning lady, 67, gets 294-million-dollar lottery cheque BOSTON, United States (AFP) - A 67-year-old cleaning woman, Geraldine Williams, was handed a ceremonial cheque for 294 million dollars -- the second-largest single-ticket lottery prize in US history. Williams, who has eight grandchildren, retired two years ago from her job as a janitor at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, and has since supplemented her income by cleaning people's houses. Now, she could buy them. Williams' lawyer said she had opted to take a lump sum of 168 million dollars before taxes, rather than the other payment option which offers 11 million...