Tallahassee, Fla.-(Newsradio 970 WFLA)-The owner of the winning Mega Millions Lottery ticket, purchased at a 7-Eleven store on Ridge Road in Port Richey, has turned up in Tallahassee to claim his prize.
Lottery officials say the winner is 20 year-old Shane Missler of Port Richey. Missler purchased the lone winning ticket for the $450 million dollar jackpot. It's the second largest jackpot won on a single ticket purchase.
No word yet if Missler will take annual payments or the lump sum of over $281 million, but we're told he has already resigned from his job.
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