Grass inexperienced as cash.
The winner of Mega Hundreds of thousands $348 million jackpot, the most important lottery prize ever received in Virginia, stepped ahead earlier this month and revealed how they're spending their winnings.
The ticket holder, who selected to stay nameless, advised lottery officers that they intend to buy a brand new, zero-radius driving garden mower — which regularly begin at $3,000 — with a bit of the historic pot, Mega Hundreds of thousands announced on Aug. 14
The commonwealth resident claimed their prize on the state lottery's Richmond workplace roughly 4 weeks after buying the ticket on the E & C VA comfort retailer in Burgess, Va., on June 27.
The unidentified lotto participant selected to take the one-time $155.6 million money possibility as a substitute of the $348 million prize, which might've been paid out over 30 years.
Virginia legislation permits lottery winners to stay nameless if the worth of the prize is $1 million or better, or if the ticketholder consents in writing to their identification being publicly revealed.
A complete of 18 states have legal guidelines defending the identification of jackpot winners; some have prize measurement situations, however others, like New Jersey, shield winners from their names being disclosed whatever the quantity.
The comfort retailer was awarded a $50,000 bonus from the lottery for promoting the profitable ticket.
Virginia has produced 10 Mega Hundreds of thousands winners because the sport's inception in 2002.
Retired truck driver JR Triplett beforehand held the state's Mega Hundreds of thousands report when he received $239 million in 2004. Triplett opted for one lump sum, which was value $140 million earlier than taxes, according to WIS News 10.
The Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot has not been received because the June 27 drawing and presently sits at $277 million.
The lottery is ending its fourth month since rising ticket costs from $2 to $5 following a sport redesign, marketed as “greater and higher,” to create bigger prizes for all non-jackpot tier winners, higher odds to win the jackpot and a bigger beginning jackpot of $50 million as a substitute of the unique $20 million.
A Virginia lottery participant scored $1 million from Wednesday evening's Powerball drawing after matching all 5 white balls.
The Powerball jackpot has surged to a year-high $950 million, the sixth-largest high prize within the video games historical past.
