Friday December 19’s Mega Millions' lottery totals have drastically dropped after Tuesday’s epic $656 million jackpot. Check below for the new amounts.
The new amount for this Friday’s jackpot drawing has reached a depressing $15 million. That is barely enough to pay off your mortgage and buy an island or two. However, two lucky winners have a few islands in their future, as they will be sharing this past Tuesday's grand prize.
One of the lucky winners have already come forward. 56-year-old Ira Curry, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, took home half of the grand prize. Curry chose the cash option.
CNN calculated her net winnings after taxes to be $119,935,622.32.
The official website for the Mega Millions lottery reported on the story of the two winners early Wednesday morning ,with a press announcement that reads.
“The jaw-dropping jackpot that's been causing mega-excitement from coast to coast has been won by two tickets. Those tickets were bought by Mega Millions players in California and Georgia.
"Once all results were tallied, the final jackpot amount for the Dec. 17 drawing was $648 million, just shy of the Mega Millions record of $656 million, set on March 30, 2012. The cash value of Tuesday's jackpot was $347.6 million”.
Virginia Lottery Executive Director and Lead Director for Mega Millions.Paula Otto, also added:
"It was a great run.We have two jackpot winners, but the important programs supported by the 45 Mega Millions lotteries are the real winners. During this 22-drawing run, the lotteries generated more than $300 million in profits for those programs."
Several other smaller prizes were also won on Tuesday night, including over 20 $1 Million tickets.
Remember as always to play responsibly. The lottery games should never be played by anyone who can’t afford to play..
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