WebProNews

Tag: Mega Millions winner

  • Mega Millions: Winner From Staten Island Gets $165 Million

    Mega Millions fever is not burning nearly as hot as Powerball fever.

    However, there actually was a Mega Millions winner this weekend while the Powerball jackpot grows on.

    The winner of the Mega Millions jackpot only got about $165 million. Not much in comparison to the over $1 billion waiting to be won from the Powerball jackpot.

    But nothing to sneeze at.

    The winning Mega Millions ticket was sold at Staten Island, New York’s Willowbrook Deli.

    As of late Saturday night, the buyer of the Mega Millions winning ticket remained unknown.

    Deli manager Sarbjit Singh said, “I hope it’s a regular customer.”

    He also added that the winning Mega Millions ticket sale has definitely increased lottery sales for the deli.

    He said, “We are crazy right now with the Powerball.”

    Locals who live close to where the winning Mega Millions ticket was sold admit that the big win inspired them to pick up a Powerball ticket from the deli and some came back for more, hoping the deli was lucky.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5lLCwpScP4

    Perhaps the lucky Mega Millions winner will take something away from cautionary tales like that of Evelyn Adams.

    She won the New Jersey lottery twice, in 1985 and 1986, collecting a total of $5.4 million.

    She said, “Winning the lottery isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.”

    She continued, “I won the American dream but I lost it, too. It was a very hard fall. It’s called rock bottom.”

    Rock bottom indeed. Adams is now broke and living in a trailer.

    She blames the downfall on moochers and her gambling problem.

    She said, “Everybody wanted my money. Everybody had their hand out. I never learned one simple word in the English language — ‘No.’ I wish I had the chance to do it all over again. I’d be much smarter about it now.”

    So, Mega Millions winner, take this account and those of the hundreds of other lottery winners/losers out there into consideration when you collect that large check amid the flashing cameras!

    Do you think, if you won the Mega Millions sum, you would go crazy until it’s gone or would you be smarter about it?

  • Mega Millions: Two Tickets Split $400 Million Prize

    Mega Millions: Two Tickets Split $400 Million Prize

    If you stumbled out of bed in the middle of the night to check your Mega Millions ticket, you no doubt noticed that the website has the next jackpot at $15 million.

    This of course means that the $400 million jackpot was won last night.

    The winning numbers in the March 18th jackpot were 11, 19, 24, 33, 51 and 7. The Megaplier was 3x.

    Quite a few people walked away with top prizes this time around.

    The huge $400 million prize will be split between two ticket winners that were sold in Florida and Maryland. According to Florida lottery officials, the winning ticket was sold at a Sunoco convenience store in Merritt Island.

    There is no information yet as to where the Maryland ticket was purchased and no one has come forward to claim their jackpot winnings as of yet.

    Eight other individuals missed the Mega Ball number, but each find themselves a million dollars richer. Had any of them gotten the Megaplier, they would be sitting on $3 million.

    The eight $1 million tickets were sold in Florida (2), New York (2), California, Illinois, Maryland, and Texas.

    A lucky 207 individuals across the United States won matched 4 + 1, and while most will be happy with their $5,000, a luckier 17 individuals got the Megaplier. This means their winnings were increased to $15,000.

    There were over 8 million winning Mega Millions tickets and persons were able to claim prizes big and small. If you missed out on the all the action, you’re no doubt disappointed.

    Don’t feel too bad.

    The jackpot will be back in the hundred millions within another couple of months.

    There’s also the Powerball jackpot to keep your eye on. It just hit $80 million, meaning that a lack of winners will put it over the coveted $100 million mark pretty soon.

    Good luck!

    Image via YouTube

  • Georgia Lottery Winner Comes Forward to Claim $636 Million Share

    The Georgia lottery winner of the Mega Millions windfall has wasted no time coming forward to claim a share in the $636 million jackpot.

    In an exclusive news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Georgia lottery officials confirmed that the woman is Ira Curry, of Stone Mountain, which is located approximately 20 miles east of Atlanta’s metropolitan area.

    Georgia Lottery chief executive, Debbie Alford indicated that Curry has opted to take a lump sum amount, which comes to a total of $123 million after taxes. “She has not decided how she’ll spend those winnings,” Alford said during the exclusive news conference earlier today. Associated Press reports that Curry was not in attendance for the news conference, but officials shared that Curry actually hadn’t watched the drawing last night.

    While driving to work this morning, a radio personality was discussing the Mega Millions lottery announcing that a winning ticket had been purchased in Atlanta, GA, and that the Mega Ball number was 7. The information immediately caught her attention, because she knew the number on her ticket was 7, as well. Curry, then called her daughter to check the numbers on the one ticket she purchased. Curry’s inspiration behind picking the winning numbers was the birthdays of family members.

    “Between joyful tears and laughter on the daughter’s part, she relayed to her mother that her mother had won the lottery,” Alford said.

    Alford also stated that when Curry and her husband arrived at the lottery headquarters, she was in a state of shock, still not believing that she had actually won the lottery.

    “She said she was just in a state of disbelief,” Alford said. Curry also expressed that she didn’t believe she’d actually won until lottery officials confirmed and congratulated her on the ‘nearly impossible’ feat.

    Georgia lottery officials were also surprised to see that the winning came forward so quickly, as they weren’t expecting anyone to surface for days, possibly even weeks.

    Several media outlets have made attempts to contact Curry personally, but to no avail. When the media contacted the phone listing for Curry’s residence, someone answered and said, “We are not interested in any publicity, thank you for calling,” before abruptly hanging up. However, Curry’s neighbor, Kaliah Ladler, 18, did speak quite fondly of the family. “Some people get big headed but I don’t think they’ll get big headed. They will probably use it for good,” he said.

    The winning ticket was purchased at a Gateway Newstand in the upscale Buckhead area of Atlanta. The other half of the winning proceeds will be split with another winner who has yet to come forward. The second winning ticket was purchased at Jennifer’s Gift Shop in San Jose, CA.

    Image via Facebook | Mega Millions