The buyer of one of the winning tickets in the biggest prize in lottery history – $656 million – bought his lucky numbers in the tiny town of Red Bud, Illinois. Philip Sherwell reports on the excitement gripping its 4,000 residents.
In the small Illinois farm town of Red Bud, the locals would normally have been out fishing, hunting and foraging for the wild mushrooms that are in peak season this weekend.
The more adventurous were planning to head to nearby Prairie du Rocher for the annual Colonial Trade Faire and Musket Frolic.
Instead, many converged today on the Moto Mart, a petrol station, convenience store and local hub for news and gossip, to discuss the biggest drama in the town's history.
For one of three winning tickets in the largest lottery jackpot in history – $656 million – was sold at the store that serves Red Bud's population of less than 4,000.
Two other winning tickets were bought in Maryland and Kansas. If no others emerge as state officials scrutinise sales records, the jackpot will be split three ways, with a pre-tax payout of $219 million each.
In the small Illinois farm town of Red Bud, the locals would normally have been out fishing, hunting and foraging for the wild mushrooms that are in peak season this weekend.
The more adventurous were planning to head to nearby Prairie du Rocher for the annual Colonial Trade Faire and Musket Frolic.
Instead, many converged today on the Moto Mart, a petrol station, convenience store and local hub for news and gossip, to discuss the biggest drama in the town's history.
For one of three winning tickets in the largest lottery jackpot in history – $656 million – was sold at the store that serves Red Bud's population of less than 4,000.
Two other winning tickets were bought in Maryland and Kansas. If no others emerge as state officials scrutinise sales records, the jackpot will be split three ways, with a pre-tax payout of $219 million each.
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