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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey couple claimed half of the record $390 million Mega Millions jackpot Monday and said they are retired — effective immediately.
Elaine and Harold Messner chose the cash option for the prize from the March 6 drawing in the multistate game. They will receive $116,557,083 before the 25 percent federal withholding tax.
"We feel very fortunate and blessed," Harold Messner, 57, a general contractor who bought the winning ticket. "This is that early retirement we've always dreamed of. Now we can do all those things we said we would do once we retired."
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