'We danced for the next 20 minutes,' Anderson said when he claimed his prize. He said he considered the win an early birthday present. He had been out of work for two years but recently got a new job. Kevin Anderson of Melba, Idaho, had five of the six numbers on his ticket, so he'll get $250,000 before taxes. Though the top winner has not come forward, Idaho is home to another big winner. When the Idaho winner comes forward, they can elect to take a lump sum option of about $81 million after state and federal taxes, lottery officials said. The odds of having the winning numbers in Tuesday night's drawing were one in 176 million. 'We are encouraging everyone who has played Mega Millions to check their tickets carefully for winners.' 'Idaho is a very lucky place,' state lottery director Jeff Anderson said. In neighboring Idaho, state lottery officials said the winning ticket was sold in Post Falls, Idaho. Washington state will use the money it makes from the lottery towards higher education, Kinney said. The Safeway store that sold the winning ticket will receive $50,000. Washington Lottery communications director Scott Kinney said that the McCullars hand-picked the magic numbers at 3:30 p.m. Jim McCullar previously worked for Boeing for 20 years as a maintenance instructor. The two, who love to golf, moved to Washington state in 2003. Jim McCullar has two more kids from a previous marriage.

My kids, my grandkids, my great grandkids and their kids will never have to worry.' 'What this means to me is that the legacy is going to go generation after generation after generation. 'What this means to me is not a jet and traveling all over the world,' Jim McCullar said. The couple said that they have no plans to 'blow' the money.

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