These include organizations like the Ronald McDonald House of Charities of Columbia, South Carolina, In The Middle – a charity that supports women with breast cancer, the City of Simpsonville Art Center the Alabama Red Cross and the One SC Fund for Hurricane Florence relief.

The woman's lawyer has come forward to say that the winner has decided to donate an unspecified portion of her winnings toward several charities and good causes. The state of South Carolina will collect $61 million in income taxes from the winner. The lucky winner, a woman who is represented by attorney Jason Kurland, has chosen to receive their prize as a single lump sum payment, amounting to $877,784,124. However, it seems that mystery will forever remain unsolved, thanks to South Carolina laws allowing lottery winners to remain anonymous. With the April 19 deadline soon approaching, many were left speculating about the winner's identity, and why it has taken them so long to claim their prize. The winner of the biggest ever lottery jackpot won by a single individual has finally come forward this Ma– more than four months after the $1.53 Billion Mega Millions drawing in October last year.

Update: $1.53 Billion Winner Comes Forward The current world record is the $1.586 billion Powerball drawing back in January 13, 2016. At $1.537 billion, this jackpot is the second largest one in the history of all lotteries, and we at Lottery Critic couldn't be more thrilled. This particular Mega Millions jackpot has been rolling since it was last won on July 24 of this year. The sole winner can take home a whopping $878 million in cash, or opt to receive the full jackpot amount in 29 yearly payouts. The identity of the jackpot winner has yet been announced, and because South Carolina allows lottery winners to stay anonymous, we might never find out who they are. The winning ticket was apparently sold in Simpsonville, South Carolina. It looks like the stars have aligned for a lucky South Carolina individual this 23rd of October 2018.īeating truly astronomical odds of winning Mega Millions – about 1 in 302 million – one winning ticket matched all 6 numbers for Tuesday's record-breaking Mega Millions draw.

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