Jackpot of $1.28 billion falls on one lot in the US, but then comes the tax authorities

The second largest lottery prize on a single ticket ever in the US, $1.28 billion (1.25 billion euros), fell Friday night at the Mega Millions jackpot of the Illinois Lottery. The winning ticket was not sold at a liquor store in the Hawthorne town, where many Americans bet, but at a store in Des Plaines a few miles away.

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