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While celebrating a lottery win, two Kansas brothers blow up their home.

Lottery Winners Blew Up Their Home

Two Kansas brothers were lucky -- then, not so lucky -- and then fortunate again, after they both survived an explosion that destroyed their house. The Wichita Eagle reports that two brothers were partying together to celebrate a $75,000 winning lottery ticket, when they accidentally blew up their Wichita home. Neither of the brother's names has been reported.

 

Not all lottery winners get chance to be anonymous

Kansas and Maryland, where folks claimed portions of last month's Mega Millions prize, are among six states that let winners remain secret.

Senh: They should make this an option for every lottery winner in every state. It would take some of the stress out of it.

 

Illinois Mega Millions Winner to Come Forward

The Illinois Lottery says the final winner of the record $656 million Mega Million jackpot has come forward. Lottery officials said Monday that the single winner will be revealed Wednesday. The other two winning tickets already have been anonymously claimed in Maryland and Kansas.

 

$218M Mega Millions share claimed

Mega Millions Lottery Winner

The holder of one of three winning tickets in last week's record $656 million Mega Millions drawing has come forward to claim a share, a Kansas Lottery official said Friday.

 

Mega Millions Jackpot Split by Winners in 3 States

$640M Mega Millions Lottery

If you didn’t buy your ticket in Illinois, Kansas or Maryland, you are out of luck. What is $640 million divided by three? More math than jackpot winners in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland will ever have to do again. Mega Millions announced Saturday that winning tickets for Friday’s record-breaking lottery were bought in those states. Americans spent nearly $1.5 billion on tickets, according to The Associated Press. The numbers drawn were 2, 4, 23, 38 and 46, and the “Mega Ball” was 23.

 

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