A couple won the Mega Millions jackpot.

[{"selector":"#anim-5aba4af9-1f2f-417b-a324-6627845f28a3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-52.622172384481814%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google A $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot from July was split between two winners.

[{"selector":"#anim-469aeee6-ff1c-4cbc-9c05-fff9a8ea2151 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.56249985778215%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Lottery officials said Wednesday that the winners purchased their tickets in a Chicago suburb for a drawing scheduled for July 29.

[{"selector":"#anim-79bcb108-dc85-4ad0-bcb9-bb5060ca6dc7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The third-largest US prize in history, it was. Officials from the lottery claimed that the winners are "over the moon" with their enormous windfall. They decided to pay $780,500,000 all at once.

[{"selector":"#anim-a566f579-d7e9-4b67-8dd8-f749d1ed2c9f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.23583971775388%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google As suggested by lottery administrators, the two winners sought legal and financial advice before collecting their prizes.

[{"selector":"#anim-00b1ba1a-f0b5-4181-b703-e9c19b8d88d4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Luis Rodriguez, the claims manager for the Illinois Lottery, said, "This is by far the largest prize I've ever processed." When we met with the attorneys for the winners, there was a sense of anticipation.

[{"selector":"#anim-ed522a54-a094-4cd1-bb2d-6b3ea0948ab0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-39.898342606638835%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Giving out this much money is odd because I am aware that it will affect the winners' lives and the lives of those closest to them. I can only guess what the winners are thinking.

[{"selector":"#anim-31c6edec-cf16-4dbb-878f-bced770f9a44 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-48.315364222277644%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The winning ticket was bought in Des Plaines at a Speedway.

[{"selector":"#anim-87c4de62-742f-4246-8eae-52bd3a152621 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-48.315364222277644%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The winning numbers were 13, 36, 45, 57, and 67, as well as 14.