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Residents of tiny Illinois town claim Mega Millions jackpot

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    Couple accepts lotto prize

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Mind you know marlin had Butler -- and all -- Patrick I at a red but -- no -- They're probably some pretty good friend's house right now we're just just assuming there's there's -- 218.

Point six.

Million dollars regular telling me they they're opting for the cash option which means that they're just gonna take a lump sum just a lump sum of Jack 157 million deaths a -- 157 million dollars -- -- have lived their entire lives in red by the Illinois town of 3600 people.

And it held on to this ticket and there anonymity.

For a couple weeks now.

But no longer because they're in a state of Illinois they have to Kempthorne publicly and and we think late and today why not why not good for them billionaires.

I in fact here's a quick -- got.

-- world today.

And I started on the other numbers and it was to the floor and the further I went the more they match.

So.

After I look at it for a couple -- I turned my wife was who was right there with me devices.

We want.

And -- kind of looked at -- -- And -- -- -- -- we want.

That you started giggling.

And and she -- for about four hours I think yeah.

-- -- -- air -- -- what -- story pat his wife's that this is all very exciting that was when she told the press and she said they were up all night after realizing that's what happens -- congratulations I guess that's the -- he's holding up congratulations to you pat and rural Butler today.