The lottery organization said that the winner let another Mega Millions customer go ahead in line the day they purchased the ticket and that 'a simple act of kindness led to an amazing outcome.'
The KC Mart in Simpsonville, S.C., where a $1.5 billion Mega Millions ticket was purchased in October. By Eli Rosenberg Eli Rosenberg General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow March 4 at 6:43 PM Someone has finally stepped forward to claim the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot, less than two months before the victory was set to expire, ending months of speculation that had ensued after the prize was announced in October.
“The winner marvels at how every decision made that day brought the winner to the store, at that very moment, to make the Quick Pick Mega Millions lottery ticket purchase,” the lottery organization said in a news release.“The winner even allowed a fellow customer to make a Mega Millions lottery ticket purchase in front of the winner while in line at the store,” the organization said.
South Carolina law allows lottery winners to remain anonymous, but provisions are different in most other states. In New Hampshire last year, a woman who won the lottery took the state to court to keep her identity a secret. A judge later ruled that she could stay anonymous.
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