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Retired Ill. couple claims share of $656M jackpot

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 10:52am

RED BUD, Ill. -- A retired southern Illinois couple claimed the third and final share of last month's record $656 million Mega Millions jackpot on Wednesday, and said they plan to treat themselves -- possibly even to a vacation -- once they've sorted out how to invest their windfall.

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Small town Mega Millions winner to come forward

Nicholas J.C. Pistor St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 10:20am

RED BUD, Ill. -- People here are tired of the rumors. They just want to know who won.

In a resilient community that has experienced significant economic ups and downs over recent years, gossip is rampant about who might have achieved the ultimate up.

Someone among them -- or who at least was among them long enough to buy a winning lottery ticket -- won one-third of the largest Mega Millions multistate lottery jackpot in history.

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