Person in Michigan wins Mega Millions' $1 billion jackpot, 2nd-largest total ever

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

One lucky person is taking home a $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot.

Early Saturday, lotto officials announced a person in Michigan won the prize, estimated at $1 billion or $739.6 million should the winner choose a lump-sum payment -- before taxes.

The winning ticket was sold at a Kroger in Novi, a northern suburb of Detroit -- about a 30-minute drive from the city -- the state lottery website confirmed. The winning numbers were 4-26-42-50-60 with a Mega Ball number of 24.

The winner's identity has not been revealed, but, per state lottery rules, they must come forward to claim their winnings.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/person-in-michigan-wins-mega-millions-1-billion-jackpot-2nd-largest-total-ever/ar-BB1d0p5x?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP

[roamer65]

1. Novi is a affluent suburb of Detroit.

Get ready, folks, for some one with affluenza to have won it.

[getagrip_already]

3. hopefully it was a domestic servant.....

Who can now buy and sell their former masters.

[Tanuki]

12. Something like that happened in Boston many years ago.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/04/15/winning-the-lotteryturning-the-tables/a7bca3ec-bc56-4ee3-9387-17c42cbc1139/

"The suspense is over: After a week of wondering and rumors that fascinated Massachusetts, a Chilean immigrant who worked as a Boston millionaire's live-in babysitter stepped out of anonymity today to accept the largest individual lottery prize in the nation's history.

Maria Grasso, a 54-year-old mother of two college-age children, won the $197 million Big Game jackpot eight days ago after selecting all six winning numbers at random. Without letting her secret out, she claimed the prize and chose to receive it in a lump sum rather than an annuity, which gave her $104 million. So this morning officials deposited in her bank more than $70 million--the amount left over after taxes--and Grasso appeared to tell the public about her incredible luck.

All smiles in a brand-new navy suit with gold buttons and shiny gold-dotted lapel, Grasso said she has no definite plans for the money. But she has quit her job caring for the four young children of Christopher Gabrieli, a wealthy venture capitalist who ran for Congress last year, and Hilary Bacon Gabrieli, a tax lawyer and daughter of local socialite Smoki Bacon."...(more)

[getagrip_already]

2. fake news!!!

I am holding the only winning ticket, and I'm unleashing the kraken until the prize is rightfully mine!!!!!

I demand michigan award ME the money!

[roamer65]

4. THIS.

My kraken is bigger than your kraken. HUGE, BIG BEAUTIFUL kraken.

[BGBD]

5. If I won a billion bucks

I'm spend half of it on women and wine.....and I'd just blow the rest.

[ret5hd]

7. Found your kin:

[BGBD]

10. lol

I heard somebody say that one time years ago and it's been the joke I've used ever since.


Honestly I'd pay off anything I owed on and then blow the rest on women and coke.

[captain queeg]

11. Hookers have to pay their bills too

[blm]

9. Channeling George Best.

[Thekaspervote]

6. Oh I hope it's someone really deserving!! Not someone wealthy

[brooklynite]

8. Where are the obligatory rants?

1. Nobody deserves that much money.

2. Lotteries are a Ponzi scheme for the working class?

[BlueTsunami2018]

13. I know the chances are astronomical but I'm still mad when I don't win.

It’s really annoying. 😡