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A pair of USA Powerball fans have at long last made an appearance at the Maryland lottery headquarters to claim the $128 million jackpot they won on Christmas Eve.
The couple – who have elected to remain anonymous – were in attendance with their legal counsel when they arrived at the offices in Baltimoreand are the wealthiest top prize winners the state has seen since an historic $183 million USA Mega Millions win in 2003.
One of the new multi-millionaires revealed he bought two USA Powerball tickets on a whim after walking out of a restaurant on Christmas Eve and seeing an advert for the lottery.
He did not use his own numbers but opted for a Quick Pick random number selector and did not think about the lotto again until Christmas Day when he checked the ticket.
When it dawned on him that he was now a very wealthy man, he stomped on the floor and shouted for his wife to come upstairs. She soon came and saw her husband standing with the Powerball lottery slip in his shaking hand.
“At first, we thought we’d won $20 million. To discover it was over $125 million was unreal,” she told the press.
Marylandonly joined USA Powerball two years ago and has since produced two top prize winners, with one of these being an Abingdon couple who took home $108.8 million in September 2011.
The Christmas Eve pair are yet to decide whether they will be receiving their winnings as an annuity or in cash, but have said they want to use some of the money to pay off their debts and would like to donate a portion to good causes.
This year may hold even more exciting stories about USA Powerball jackpot winners, as the format of the draw is changing.
From January 15th, the jackpots will start at $40 million rather than $20 million and the second-tier prize will rise from $200,000 to $1 million.
Furthermore, if the player adds the Power Play to their ticket, the second-tier prize automatically jumps up to $2 million.
Lotto fans can play USA Powerball today (January 11th) to be in with a chance of winning tonight’s estimated $54 million jackpot.
