AFP
WASHINGTON-Who needs Santa Claus when you hold one of two winning tickets announced in the $636 million Mega Millions lottery in the United States? The life-changing stubs for the second richest pot in American lottery history were sold in San Jose, California at a gift shop and at a newsstand in Atlanta, Georgia, CBS news reported, quoting lottery officials after the Tuesday night draw.
The jackpot will be split. The names of the winners were not immediately announced. Winners in this sweepstake can opt between a one time lump sum payment or one smaller payment followed by others over the course of 29 years. Had there been a single winner in Tuesday’s draw the one time cash option was estimated at $341 million — before taxes.