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| Record $640 million US lottery priz |
| Record $640 million US lottery prize has three winners
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 1-April-2012
9:19:28 AM |
| A record $640 million lottery prize that sent the United States into a gambling frenzy has gone to as many as three winners, lottery officials and media said on Saturday.
None of the players were identified but officials confirmed that winning tickets were sold near Baltimore, Maryland and Redbud, Illinois, and CNN reported a third winner in the state of Kansas.
"Redbud has a winner," Illinois lottery superintendent Michael Jones told the broadcaster.
"It's very important now for whoever has that winning ticket to sign the back of the ticket, put it in a safe place, reach out to us so we can begin the process of awarding the person the prize," he said.
The winning numbers -- 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 with Mega Ball 23 -- were announced here at 11:00 pm (0300 GMT Saturday).
There has been no official statement from Mega Millions lottery on the identity of the winners, but MSNBC television cited an unnamed Maryland lottery official in reporting the news.
The Washington Post, using similar sources, said the winning ticket had been sold in Baltimore County.
Experts warned it could be days or even weeks before somebody showed up to claim the prize as winners usually tend to hash out all the legal issues with their lawyers before taking that step.
The chance to get suddenly very, very rich -- even if it was only a one-in-176-million chance -- had sparked feverish ticket sales at convenience stores and news kiosks across the United States.
There was plenty of fantasizing too on the airwaves and in newspapers about life after winning the monstrous jackpot -- a dream all the more powerful in a country with a weak jobs' market and still spooked about recession.
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