Mega Millions winner comes forward in Maryland

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The winning Mega Millions ticket from Maryland was purchased at this 7-Eleven store in Baltimore County. The winner or winners will receive up to $218 million.

And the Mega Millions winner is …

Anonymous.

Again.

After more than a week of suspense, during which rumors swirled and one woman claimed to have misplaced her winning ticket, Maryland Lottery officials have confirmed that a winning ticket has been claimed and verified, WBAL-TV reported on its website. Lottery officials scheduled a press conference 8 a.m. Thursday, though it was unknown if the winner would appear.

The Maryland ticket was purchased at a 7-Eleven in Milford Mill in Baltimore County. The store will receive $100,000.

This does not settle whether the winner is the McDonald's employee who said she had won but misplaced the ticket. 

The woman, Mirlande Wilson, a single mother of seven, had been tasked with guarding Mega Millions tickets from a work pool. After the Mega Millions numbers were announced, Wilson said she had the winning ticket but that she wouldn’t share the spoils – she said she had purchased the winning ticket apart from the group.

She held a news briefing last week, flanked by a lawyer, but then later said she had lost the ticket.

Woman who claims winning Mega Millions ticket refuses to produce it

There were three winning tickets for the largest jackpot in history, $656 million, which means each person or group will receive up to $218 million. The winners bought tickets in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas.

The Kansas winner also chose to remain anonymous.  Winners may withhold their identity in Kansas and Maryland.

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