Mega Millions results: Who won $1.6BILLION Mega millions? South Carolina winner - latest
THE MEGAMILLIONS jackpot has been claimed by one lucky winner, who has received the gigantic £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) prize today, it has been revealed. Who won the Megamillions jackpot?
Mega Millions: Winning numbers for $1.6 BILLION jackpot
Mega Millions results today have been claimed in the USA, after a total of 24 rollovers for the lottery.
The largest winnings in jackpot history have made one person a lucky instant billionaire.
Latest details from the adrelanine-fuelled searched for the winning numbers have revealed the winner is situated in South Carolina.
The winner will be anonymous following the winning ticket announcement unless they choose otherwise.
Who won the $1.6 billion prize?
South Carolina is one of a number of states where lottery winners are able to remain anonymous following a win.
Along with Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio and Texas, winners are generally protected.
This means we may never know the identity of the winner, but they may not yet know either.
So far, all we know is the winning ticket has been bought.
Historically, lottery winners experience both a surge of good luck with their winnings, which can later nosedive.
Ironically, the cause of their future misfortune would be their lucky numbers.
William "Bud" Post III was one such man, who's life noticably got much worse after winning the lottery in 1988.
His lottery success led his own brother to put a hit out on him, hiring a killer in hopes of inheriting some of the money.
His brother wasn't the only person to try and claim his money, as his sixth wife also secured a third of his fortune.
Later broke, he was called on by a debt collector after blowing much of his money.
Post shot over the collectors' head, and was convicted under assault charges.
He filed for bankruptcy later, said to the Washington Post: "Everybody dreams of winning money, but nobody realizes the nightmares that come out of the woodwork, or the problems."