$1.35 Billion Mega Millions Winner Took Home Half

A Ticketholder from Maine won a Mega Millions jackpot in January which was the fourth largest lucky draw win in the US.

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Maine is the easternmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Nobody knows who the winner is, as he chose to remain anonymous. He opted for a lumpsum payout of the prize.

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After winning a mega millions prize the winner can chose lumpsum prize amount or can take full amount in a span of few years.

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The ticketholder who won $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot took home $498 million as payout after state and federal taxes.

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In this big win of $1.35 billion a major portion of the amount went to federal tax of $173.3 million and state taxes worth $51 million.

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