The winner had been a thriller, and stays a thriller.
The Maine State Lottery stated the winner selected to stay nameless and gather the money choice by means of a restricted legal responsibility firm, LaKoma Island Investments LLC, as a substitute of receiving the complete quantity in funds over time.
“The winner is thoughtfully considering the best uses of the life-changing prize,” a consultant stated in a press release.
By selecting the money choice, the winner will obtain a one-time, lump-sum fee of $US723,564,144 earlier than taxes, officers stated.
The winner had the choice of coming ahead in individual with the profitable ticket or remaining nameless by means of a belief, lottery officers stated.
The profitable ticket was validated when a consultant got here to the lottery headquarters in Augusta on Friday, and the wire switch of the cash will happen earlier than the tip of the week, stated Michael Boardman, deputy director of Maine Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages & Lottery Operation.
“I understand why someone would want to remain anonymous with this kind of money. We wish them well and hope they do good things with it,” he stated.
The profitable ticket for the January 13 drawing was bought at Hometown Gas & Grill in Lebanon, which is situated on a busy freeway in a small city close to the New Hampshire border.
Owner Fred Cotreau stated he had no concept who held the profitable ticket.
“We’re going to wait and see if it’s a local. Who knows? Sometimes they come to the store and say thank you, but I’m not going to lose any sleep over it,” stated Cotreau, who shared half of the shop’s proceeds of $US50,000 for promoting the profitable ticket together with his workers.
If the winner had chosen to simply accept the complete quantity, then there would’ve been 30 funds over 29 years, Boardman stated.
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Source: www.9news.com.au
