There was no winner for last night's Mega Millions lottery, which means that this New Years Eve drawing on Tuesday is going up. Check below for the new total amounts. Buy your tickets now for the last drawing of 2013.
The brand new total amounts for this Tuesday’s Mega Millions lottery drawing have risen to a grand total of $47 million. The estimated cash value is $25 million. What a wonderful way to ring in the new year.
2014 is going to be one very good year for two lucky winners. One of the winners of the $656 million dollar prize 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 story goes on to add 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.’
Happy Holidays and the best of luck to you.
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