(AP) The spokesman for the Illinois lottery says three tickets have split the record $640 million Mega Millions jackpot.
Mike Lang says the winning tickets were in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland. He says the Illinois winning ticket was sold in the small town of Red Bud, near St. Louis.
The owner of the Moto Mart in Red Bud thought it was a joke when she was told a lottery ticket sold at her convenience store was a winner. Owner Denise Metzger says it's just too bad her own $20 worth of tickets didn't make her rich. She says she "didn't even get one number." But she's tickled at the attention, including calls from major TV networks, which instantly put the tiny town on the map. She says the question on everyone's minds Saturday is who won.
The Maryland lottery announced earlier its winner was from Baltimore County. No details have been released on the winning ticket in Kansas.
Lang says each winning ticket was expected to be worth more than $213 million before taxes.
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