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Mega Millions winners cash in big
Posted: 01.05.2011 at 6:33 AM
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COLUMBIA (WACH)- Two people are waking up to find themselves millions of dollars richer.
Mega Millions says the holders of one ticket sold in Idaho and another in Washington state will be sharing the lottery game's $355 million jackpot. A Mega Millions spokesperson says the prize is the fourth largest in U.S. history and the second-largest in Mega Millions history.
The jackpot's cash option works out to about $224 million. Besides the jackpot, prizes range from $2 to $250,000.
Two people in South Carolina matched five of the numbers, they win $250,000 each.
The princely sum pf cash drew major interest across the country and the Midlands as thousands lined up to buy tickets in 41 states and Washington, D.C., where the game is available.
The winning numbers were 4, 8, 15, 25 and 47, with 42 being the Mega Ball number.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)