Santa’s sleigh isn’t the only thing that will be flying this Christmas Eve. Tuesday night’s Mega Millions lottery totals are slowly starting to rise after last week's big win. Check below for Tuesday night's jackpot amounts, as well as an update on last week’s $656 million winners.
The Mega Millions lottery is starting to climb back after last week's jaw-dropping giveaway. The new totals pale in comparison to the $656 million prize. Coming in at a meager $22 million, the smaller jackpot is still undoubtedly a life changing amount.
One of the two winners of last week’s jackpots has come forward. 56-year-old Ira Curry of Stone Mountain, Georgia claimed half of the big prize. The official Mega Millions website tells her tale:
“ATLANTA--It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Ira Curry. The Stone Mountain woman purchased one of two winning jackpot tickets in Tuesday’s $648 million Mega Millions drawing. She claimed her prize Wednesday morning at Georgia Lottery headquarters. “
The site goes on to give more details about her win, adding:
“Curry selected the cash option, which amounts to $173,819,742.50 before taxes for each jackpot winner. Georgia state income tax of 6 percent and federal income tax of 25 percent are withheld from prizes of more than $5,000 at the time the prize is claimed. After final game sales were calculated, the jackpot increased from an advertised $636 million to $648 million.”
The big jackpot was not the only prize being given away on Tuesday night:
“Many other Georgia Lottery players around the state won big in Tuesday’s drawing. Two $1 million tickets were sold in Columbus and Winder. Three $20,000 tickets were sold in Cave Spring, Decatur and Marietta. There were 26 $5,000 winners, 18 $2,000 winners, and more than 929,000 winners at other prize levels. Georgia students were also big winners. The Mega Millions roll, which began Oct. 4, yielded approximately $17.3 million for the Georgia Lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship and Pre-K programs, equating to approximately 6,075 HOPE awards and 1,651 Pre-K spots. As with all other Georgia Lottery games, proceeds from Mega Millions will benefit education in the state of Georgia.’
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