2 winners snag $494 million Mega Millions

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IMG CREDIT-unsplash.com Mega Millions last saw a winner July 29, when a single ticket sold in a Chicago suburb won a $1.337 billion prize. [{ "selector": ".opmbd-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 478px))", "opacity": "52%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "52%"} ] }, { "selector": ".iwljg-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 37px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

IMG CREDIT-unsplash.com Most winners take the cash prize, in this case $247.9 million [{ "selector": ".zxbwp-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 478px))", "opacity": "52%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "52%"} ] }, { "selector": ".qriut-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 37px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

IMG CREDIT-unsplash.com Those tickets were bought in Colorado, Idaho and Texas. [{ "selector": ".njadr-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 478px))", "opacity": "52%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "52%"} ] }, { "selector": ".etjid-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 37px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

IMG CREDIT-unsplash.com While Mega Millions and Powerball both hit jackpots over $400 million this week [{ "selector": ".jgxrs-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 478px))", "opacity": "52%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "52%"} ] }, { "selector": ".wpmuj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 37px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

IMG CREDIT-unsplash.com neither come close to last summer's near-record $1.377 billion Mega Millions jackpot that had Americans in a lottery frenzy in July. [{ "selector": ".jxeqb-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 478px))", "opacity": "52%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "52%"} ] }, { "selector": ".bwkzb-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 37px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

IMG CREDIT-unsplash.com A winner in Illinois took home the grand prize [{ "selector": ".paoxx-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 478px))", "opacity": "52%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "52%"} ] }, { "selector": ".kbsul-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 37px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

IMG CREDIT-unsplash.com Two people came forward last month to claim it but chose to stay anonymous [{ "selector": ".kriir-a", "duration": "250ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 478px))", "opacity": "52%"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "52%"} ] }, { "selector": ".rkmsa-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 37px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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