Kansas Mega Millions Lottery Winner Claims Prize, Remains Anonymous

The first of three Mega Millions lottery winners has claimed his or her winning share. The Kansas winner will share the record-breaking $656 million jackpot with so-far-unidentified winners in Maryland and Illinois. Kansas Lottery authorities presented a jumbo check for an estimated $218 million to a cardboard poster figure with a smiley-face head and the words "anonymous jackpot winner" printed on its chest. Dennis Wilson, executive director of the Kansas Lottery, said that in the state...Full Story