A 56-year-old married woman Ira Curry, has won half of the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in U.S. history. Curry’s half of the cash option comes to $173,819,742.50, before federal taxes (25%) and Georgia taxes (6%), officials said. Georgia Lottery chief executive Debbie Alford said Curry, who has so far stayed out of the spotlight, plans to take the lump sum payout, a cool $123 million after taxes.
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.
The Mega Millions winning numbers are 8,14,17,20,39 the Mega Ball number is 7 and the Megaplier is 4X.
Mega Millions Numbers – Tuesday, December 17 |
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Curry bought her winning ticket in Atlanta at a Gateway Newstand in the lobby of an office building near the city’s Buckhead community; the other ticket was sold in San Jose, California, lottery officials said, who has yet to be identified.
California state lottery rules say a retailer can receive 0.5 per cent of the winning prize or up to $1 million, leaving Thuy Nguyen, the owner of Jenny’s Gifts in San Jose, with the hefty bonus. But over in Atlanta, Young Soo Lee, who runs a newsstand in the Alliance Center in Buckhead that sold the second winning ticket, will receive nothing, in accordance with Georgia law.
Latest Mega million Jackpot Winners |
Draw Date |
Jackpot |
Winner |
Retailer |
Numbers |
Tue,Dec 17, 2013 |
$648 Million |
Unknown |
San Jose, Calif., at Jenny’s Gift Shop, California |
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Ira Curry, of Stone Mountain, Ga. |
Gateway Newstand, Atlanta |
Tue, Oct 1, 2013 |
$189 Million |
Lucky Family |
Dash In
7845 Quarterfield Road, Severn, MD 21144 |
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Fri, Jul 26, 2013 |
$19 Million |
Barbara Matta and Karl Herkert |
Dollar Subs
646 Elm Street, Kearny, NJ 07032 |
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Tue, Jul 16, 2013 |
$20 million |
Lucky Ones Partnership |
Rosslyn Food Mart
9245 North Houston Rosslyn Road, Houston, TX 77088 |
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Fri, Jul 5, 2013 |
$80 Million |
Dick Zelasko |
John’s Market
75 East Square Lake Road, Troy, MI 48085 |
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Fri, May 31, 2013 |
$30 Million |
Darryl and Judith Smith |
Vineland Truck Stop
760 South Harding Highway, Buena, NJ 08310 |
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Check all Mega Millions Jackpot Winners |
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