Congrats to 3 of the luckiest people in the world!
Last night, lottery tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland hit the world record-breaking $640 million Mega Millions jackpot.
Each winning ticket was expected to be worth more than $213 million before taxes.
Illinois’ winning ticket was bought at a convenience store in the small town of Red Bud, near St. Louis, and the winner used a quick pick to select the lucky numbers.
In Maryland, television cameras were descending on the 7-Eleven in Baltimore County where the state’s winning ticket was purchased. The harried manager could only repeatedly say “No interviews” to the reporters pressing for details, and customers pushed through the media crush for their morning coffee on Saturday.
Maryland does not require lottery winners to be identified; the Mega Millions winner can claim the prize anonymously. The store will receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The third winning ticket was purchased in northeast Kansas, but no other information would be released by the Kansas Lottery until the winner comes forward.
No winner had contacted the agency by Saturday morning, Kansas Lottery Director Dennis Wilson said.
Kansas law also allows lottery winners to remain anonymous, though lottery winners in Illinois are identified.
Here are the winning numbers in Friday night’s drawing: 02-04-23-38-46, and the Mega Ball 23. Before you throw your tickets away, you might want to double check. You just never know……..
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