Richard Zelasko shows his winning Mega Millions ticket in a 2013 photo. A three-judge panel ruled June 13 that Richard Zelasko must share the $80 million lottery jackpot he won while going through a divorce with his now-ex-wife, Mary Zelasko. But his attorney, in a court filing cited by the Associated Press, argued that the credit was his alone. After taxes and deductions, the winnings totaled $38,873,628, according the court filing. [How the winner of a $768 million lottery jackpot nearly lost his ticket]More than a month passed before Richard Zelasko realized he had hit the jackpot.

Source: Washington Post June 22, 2019 19:55 UTC