The majority of Mega Millions lottery ticket holders are tearing their non-winning numbers into tiny little pieces this morning. Three ticket-holders from Kansas, Illinois and Maryland, on the other hand, have hit the jackpot and will split $640 million.
The winning numbers in Friday night’s drawing were 02-04-23-38-46 and the Mega Ball 23. Each winner will receive $213 million before taxes.
Mega Millions lottery is played in 42 states plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Lottery officials indicate that during the last few hours before the drawing Friday night clerks across the country were generating $1 million in sales per minute.
According to Illinois Lottery spokesman Mike Lang, the winning quick pick ticket in his state was sold at Moto Mart in the small town of Red Bud, near St. Louis.
The Maryland winner purchased the ticket at a retail store in Baltimore and the Kansas ticket was sold in the northeastern part of the state.
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