Our players know that somebody, figuratively speaking, is going to beat those odds. It could be any one of them.

We suggest they seek legal and financial advice first.

I have found [winners] waiting at the door for me at 8 a.m. the next day, and sometimes winners wait months to call. For a jackpot this size, they usually wait at least a few days. . . . We encourage them to consider what is happening to their lives.

It is a lucky place, and as far as I'm concerned, they can make the claim of being a lucky store. I think they are extremely lucky, and if I were there and I could, I would buy a ticket there.

Even if someone, like your lawyer, is claiming the prize on your behalf, we still view you as the winner.

The county's just been really lucky.