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.

TriState MegaBucks celebrates 200th Jackpot Winner

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Deborah Sheing of Wells, Maine, became the 200th Tristate Megabucks jackpot winner since the game began in 1985. Sheing won the jackpot on Wednesday, Oct. 29 and selected the cash option worth $792,166 before taxes. Her winning ticket was purchased at the Hannaford Supermarket in Wells. Dan Gwadosky, director of Maine Lotter, said “We’re excited about reaching the milestone of 200 Megabucks jackpot winners in Maine” stated Dan Gwadosky, director of the Maine Lottery. “It’s a great achievement for the players and it’s exciting to have the majority of Tristate Megabucks jackpot winners from Maine. The 200 winners have won a combined total of nearly $400,000,000.”

The winning numbers for the milestone Tristate Megabucks jackpot were 05-17-22-33-34-42 and the bonus number was 37. The winner matched all six numbers.