The winning ticket for the Jan. 13 drawing was purchased at Hometown Gas & Grill in Lebanon, Maine.
jackpot in January, the second-largest in the lottery’s history, claimed the prize Wednesday.
The identity of the winner remains unknown as the ticket was submitted through the limited liability company LaKoma Island Investments, LLC, according to the Mega Millions lottery. The winner chose the cash option of $723,564,144 before taxes. The winner still will receive nearly $500 million after taxes.
The winning ticket was validated when a representative came to the lottery headquarters in Augusta on Friday, and the wire transfer of the money will take place before the end of the week, said Michael Boardman, deputy director of Maine Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages & Lottery Operation. “I understand why someone would want to remain anonymous with this kind of money. We wish them well and hope they do good things with it,” he said.
The winning ticket was purchased for the drawing on Jan. 13 at the Hometown Gas & Grill in Lebanon, Maine. The store received a $50,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.Earlier this month, the winner of a record-setting $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, Edwin Castro, claimed the winnings in California. Winners cannot remain anonymous in California,
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