2 claim $1.337B Mega Millions prize; 3rd-largest US jackpot

Two people wishing to remain anonymous claimed a $ 1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot

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after a single ticket for the late July draw was sold in a Chicago suburb

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choosing to pay a lump sum of $ 780.5 million. lottery officials said Wednesday

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The Illinois Lottery said the July 29 draw prize

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which was the nation's third-largest lottery prize

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was claimed by two people who agreed to split the prize if they won.

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The winners wish to remain anonymous and the Illinois Lottery

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said it could not release any information about the winners except to say

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they must be absolutely "over the moon" with their Mega Millions winnings

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