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Single Winner Claims $1.5 Billion US Jackpot

by VOA News

   The lottery commission in the southeastern U.S. state of South Carolina
   said the winner of a $1.5 billion Jackpot has stepped forward to claim
   the prize.

   But officials said the person claiming the largest lottery payout to a
   single winner in U.S. history wishes to remain anonymous.

   The winner has opted to receive the cash option, a one-time payment of
   nearly $878,000,000.

   The winning ticket was sold between in late October at a convenience
   store in Simpsonville, a suburb of the city of Greenville.

   The winner had until April 19 to claim the jackpot.