"He sometimes bought a handful of tickets on his way to function, and on that day, he paid $10 for 5 quick picks at $two every single," she said.
The jackpot will be paid in 30 annual payments or a one-time money payment of a decreased quantity.
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The New Year's Day jackpot winner could pick to take a a single-time money payment of $355 million or the entire jackpot paid out in 30 installments over 29 years.
In 2016, the money spent on tickets was much more than $1.1 billion.