Dreams of riches drive sales for $425 million US lottery

A US Mega Millions jackpot estimated at $425 million prompted a rush of ticket-buying ahead of the announcement of the winning numbers, defying superstitions that Friday the 13th only brings bad luck.. . The winning numbers from Friday's drawing were: 19, 24, 26, 27, 70 and 12, according to the lottery's website, Megamillions.com.. . To win the jackpot one ticket must match all six numbers in the drawing.. . The lottery prize that may be snagged on what some consider an unlucky date will amount to $228 million if the winner chooses to take it in a lump sum rather than in 30 annual payments.. . Sam Tomanelli was buying a ticket at a corner grocery store on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The 57-year-old chef at Barnard College said he would share his winnings with friends, family and his church.. . "You can't take it with you, you know?" he said.. . Another ticket buyer, Pim Keo, had visions of a new home, investments and gifts to relatives.. . "I have a lot of family," the 47-year-old restaurant cashier said.. . "Some of them pretend like they don't know me now, but they'd definitely know me after that.". . On Manhattan's Upper East Side, Remigio Raicovich, 78, stood in line to buy a ticket for the game he has played twice a week, every week for the last five years.. . "Who knows, maybe once I'll get it right," he said.. . No one has won the jackpot in more than two months, pushing the purse steadily higher, although it remains well below the record-setting $656 million won on March 30, 2012.. . The next-largest prizes in the 17-year history of Mega Millions were worth $390 million and $380 million.. . Copyright @ Thomson Reuters 2013

Dreams of riches drive sales for $425 million US lottery

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