The big $1.6 billion jackpot Mega Millions lottery drawing is over. There is at least one jackpot winner -- in South Carolina. I said I'd give 10% of my proceeds to the Club, and that would be - da da da -- 60-cents! No applause necessary.
I had two tickets. On one ticket, nothing. On the other, I hit just the Mega Ball number, which --what with the multiplier I paid for -- comes to $6 payout. In a sense the net proceeds are zero. I paid $6 for the two tickets, and "won" $6.
My two tickets:
The results of today's drawing and payout:
http://www.illinoislottery.com/en-us/Mega_Millions.html
The next Mega Millions lottery starts at a mere $40 million. I'll skip it.
Robt.
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