“The winning numbers — 5, 28, 62, 65 and 70, with a Mega Ball of 5 — were sold at a KC Mart gas station and convenience store in upstate South Carolina outside Simpsonville, a city of about 18,000 near Greenville. It’s the largest US jackpot won by a single ticket.” (If you don’t count internet startups…) CNN: Single ticket in South Carolina wins $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot.

+ WaPo: He won Powerball’s $314 million jackpot. It ruined his life.