August 23, 2017 — Massachusetts
Mavis Wanczyk, a 53-year-old hospital worker from Chicopee, Massachusetts, held the sole winning ticket purchased at a Pride Station & Store in Chicopee. She appeared at a press conference the day after the drawing and announced she had already quit her job at Mercy Medical Center, where she had worked for 32 years. Wanczyk said the numbers she played were a combination of family birthdays. At the time, it was the largest single-ticket jackpot in US lottery history.
Payout choice: The winner chose the lump sum cash option of $480.5 Million, which after federal taxes (37% top bracket) and applicable state taxes results in a significantly reduced — but still life-changing — take-home amount.
Source: https://www.masslottery.com/
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