The biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history - a whopping $ 656 million - will be divided into three buyers winning Mega Millions ticket in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland - but their identity remains a mystery, the Lottery said Saturday.
Call before dawn warned Denise Metzger, director of store Motomart, new lottery officials that his store sold the winning ticket in a tiny rural community in Red Bud in southern Illinois, with less than 4000 inhabitants, about 30 miles (48 km) south-east of St. Louis.
"I cried, I woke my husband," said Metzger, whose selling point will receive $ 500,000 for selling the winning ticket.
Mega Millions lottery had an impact across the country, and people rush to buy a $ 1 bill time for a shot at the jackpot is huge. Overall, more than one billion tickets were sold.
At least two tickets were winners of the "fast peaks" - that is, all six numbers in the lottery, Mega Millions chose computer lucky numbers announced in the drawing, Friday night in Atlanta: 2-4-23-38-46 and Mega Ball 23.
Lottery officials said the winning tickets were purchased at 7-Eleven store in Milford Mill, Maryland, near Baltimore, and troubleshoot Motomart Red Bud. Kansas Lottery said one winning ticket was sold in the most populous northern state, but does not give the exact location.
Winners can receive timely payment from them or take it in 26 annual installments.
Three tickets, each worth more than U.S. $ 213 million before tax, if the payment was more than 26 years. If you take a lump sum, contingencies will be about $ 105.1 million, officials said.
"Each winner receives $ 105.1 million in cash, net of taxes of about, but who cares about a penny at this point?" said Carol Everett, a representative of the Maryland Lottery.
Regardless of who wins the jackpot, winning some, is the income of American domestic life. The tax collection agency of subjects lottery winnings over $ 5,000 and 25 percent federal tax withholding.
"Everyone in town"
Metzger said residents flooded into the store for a few hours after the announcement, to check their tickets, even if the winner has not yet appeared, she said.
"I think everyone in town was already there," she joked.
Although the winner - who has not appealed to the Illinois State Lottery officials - can remain anonymous, in the State of Illinois should, eventually, a list of his identity in public folders.
The winning ticket was one of Maryland's Quick Pick ticket sold on Friday at 7-Eleven franchise in Milford Mill, Everett said.
"They were shocked, they get a bonus of $ 100,000," said Everett Ethiopian immigrants and Mimi Abera Tessema, who owned 7-Eleven for 10 years and I knew they would receive a bonus seller winner.
In addition to the three winners of the jackpot, there were three tickets that match Mega Ball number to win $ 1 million each and 158 tickets have selected five of the six winning numbers selected for $ 250,000 each, said Kelly Cripe, a representative of Texas Lottery, which is observed playing Mega Millions.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot was over $ 390 million in 2007, which separates the two ticket holders in Georgia and New Jersey.
About half of the lottery money goes back to the ticket holders in the form of income, 35 percent of the state governments and 15 percent of the fees and expenses of operating the lottery retailers. (Additional reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles, Barbara Goldberg in New York, Teresa Carson in Portland, Keith Coffman in Denver and Laura Zuckerman in Idaho, edited by Will Dunham and Philip Barbara)
Call before dawn warned Denise Metzger, director of store Motomart, new lottery officials that his store sold the winning ticket in a tiny rural community in Red Bud in southern Illinois, with less than 4000 inhabitants, about 30 miles (48 km) south-east of St. Louis.
"I cried, I woke my husband," said Metzger, whose selling point will receive $ 500,000 for selling the winning ticket.
Mega Millions lottery had an impact across the country, and people rush to buy a $ 1 bill time for a shot at the jackpot is huge. Overall, more than one billion tickets were sold.
At least two tickets were winners of the "fast peaks" - that is, all six numbers in the lottery, Mega Millions chose computer lucky numbers announced in the drawing, Friday night in Atlanta: 2-4-23-38-46 and Mega Ball 23.
Lottery officials said the winning tickets were purchased at 7-Eleven store in Milford Mill, Maryland, near Baltimore, and troubleshoot Motomart Red Bud. Kansas Lottery said one winning ticket was sold in the most populous northern state, but does not give the exact location.
Winners can receive timely payment from them or take it in 26 annual installments.
Three tickets, each worth more than U.S. $ 213 million before tax, if the payment was more than 26 years. If you take a lump sum, contingencies will be about $ 105.1 million, officials said.
"Each winner receives $ 105.1 million in cash, net of taxes of about, but who cares about a penny at this point?" said Carol Everett, a representative of the Maryland Lottery.
Regardless of who wins the jackpot, winning some, is the income of American domestic life. The tax collection agency of subjects lottery winnings over $ 5,000 and 25 percent federal tax withholding.
"Everyone in town"
Metzger said residents flooded into the store for a few hours after the announcement, to check their tickets, even if the winner has not yet appeared, she said.
"I think everyone in town was already there," she joked.
Although the winner - who has not appealed to the Illinois State Lottery officials - can remain anonymous, in the State of Illinois should, eventually, a list of his identity in public folders.
The winning ticket was one of Maryland's Quick Pick ticket sold on Friday at 7-Eleven franchise in Milford Mill, Everett said.
"They were shocked, they get a bonus of $ 100,000," said Everett Ethiopian immigrants and Mimi Abera Tessema, who owned 7-Eleven for 10 years and I knew they would receive a bonus seller winner.
In addition to the three winners of the jackpot, there were three tickets that match Mega Ball number to win $ 1 million each and 158 tickets have selected five of the six winning numbers selected for $ 250,000 each, said Kelly Cripe, a representative of Texas Lottery, which is observed playing Mega Millions.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot was over $ 390 million in 2007, which separates the two ticket holders in Georgia and New Jersey.
About half of the lottery money goes back to the ticket holders in the form of income, 35 percent of the state governments and 15 percent of the fees and expenses of operating the lottery retailers. (Additional reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles, Barbara Goldberg in New York, Teresa Carson in Portland, Keith Coffman in Denver and Laura Zuckerman in Idaho, edited by Will Dunham and Philip Barbara)
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