Megabucks Jackpot Winner Takes Home $12.5 million

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In St. Hellen, Oregon, Rod Schwirse has taken home the $12.5 million Megabucks jackpot. Rod chose a onetime payment of $6.25 million before taxes, rather than the entire amount paid in 25 annual installments.
St. Helens Red Apple Market will receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket to Mr. Schwirse. Schwirse’s $4 Quick Pick ticket held eight sets of numbers. In his first set of numbers, he matched all six. The winning Megabucks numbers were 5-12-25-29-31-43.
Schwirse’s prize is the 12th largest Megabucks jackpot ever won, according to Oregon Lottery officials.