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Subscribe to RSSThis doesn't match the sheer grandeur of the recent record lottery jackpot, but a Mega Millions ticket sold at a Chicago-area gas station has dropped $118 million into someone's lap.
The Illinois Lottery said the winning ticket in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing was sold at a Citgo station in Glenwood, The Associated Press reports.
The winning numbers were: 04, 11, 21, 42 and 53. The Mega Ball number was 38.
While $118 million is a lot of money, it's a far cry from the record $656 million split by three winning tickets in the Mega Millions lottery on March 30.
A couple from Illinois are the only winners of that drawing to come forward. The other two winning tickets for the jackpot – believed to be the largest lottery prize ever -- were sold in Kansas and Maryland. Those ticket-holders have chosen to remain anonymous, though the Maryland winners have been identified by the Maryland Lottery as three public school employees.
Some more reading on recent lottery wins:
48 Philadelphia transit workers hit $172.7 million jackpot
Lucky mistake: Virginia woman wins $1 million lottery prize twice in one day
llinois couple in their 60s claim share of $656 million Mega Millions prize
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fck ,it wasn't my ticket :(
sut your mouth nc laim n another county
Well way to go lottery! The winning ticket bought at a Citgo station owned by Venezuela run by Chavez. A socialistic dictator who hates America. He espouses terrorism on the United States and he is going to get a cut of the winnings! This should be stopped!
And probably won by one of Barrys relatives!
I would like to win so I would never have to go to work at places I don't like anymore. I've worked and paid taxes for 46 years and I would really like to just spend my days with my children and grandchildren. I would buy us nice houses beside of each other so the grand kids would always be around. I would buy a fishing boat for me and my son and grandkids to go fishing. I would hobbie in cars that would interest me my son and grandkids. For business I would own apartment buildings and rental properties that I would leave to my son and grandkids so they could continue to live a good life after I was gone. Having money would make life so much easier I think if you had no bad habits of alcohol or drugs. If you shared and helped family. For charity I would like to build a court of about 10 new 3 bedroom homes. I would try to keep all ten filled with families that needed a decent place to live and help them get on their feet with whatever they needed. It would be a bridge to a self supporting life for most. A few might need to always live there. They would be required to keep the houses clean, no alcohol or drugs in the court period. Alot of hurt in our country right now. Some people so wealthy while so many have nothing. Not fair it doesn't seem.
ous it at 70 mil and how many ethincs will win
lowlifes lol
I am truley rich...I have my health, my wife is healthy, my kids are healthy, and my grand kids are healthy...what more do you need?...it doesn't matter how much $$$ you have...if you are not healthy...you are not rich.