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Winning last week’s record-breaking $656 million Mega Millions lottery might seem like a dream come true, but it’s created a huge mess for Maryland woman Mirlande Wilson. The 37-year-old McDonald’s employee claims she bought a winning ticket independently, but fifteen of her co-workers say it was purchased as part of an employee pool and they want their share of the winnings.

Not many of us escaped lottery fever last week as the Mega Millions jackpot skyrocketed to about $640 million. Everyone wanted to get in on the action and we know one firefighter who is very happy his fellow firefighters decided to try their luck.

Odds are you don’t possess one of the three winning tickets in the $656 million Mega Millions lottery, whose numbers were drawn on Friday. But if you are, or if you have the good fortune to come into a fortune by hitting a jackpot in the future, there are some things you need to know.

No one matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot which was worth $363 million. Now, according to the Detroit Free Press, Friday night's jackpot will be worth an estimated $500 million. Friday's drawing will set a new record...

The Mega Millions Jackpot is expected to be $363 million for tonight's drawing. According to the Detroit Free Press, that makes it the third largest jackpot in history. The odds of winning are 1-in-175, 711, 536 and the high jackpot is bringing out more people who normally don't play the lottery...