3 Win World's Largest Lottery
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The rush to buy tickets for what U.S. officials say is the world's largest lottery 1 jackpot is about to pay off. Mega Millions lottery officials say there were three winning tickets for the record $640 million jackpot sold in three states.
In the hours leading up to the Mega Millions drawing, there was a rush on tickets like lottery officials have never seen.
"Last night, between the hours of, oh, 5 to 10 o'clock, around the country, we were selling Mega Millions tickets at the rate of about $1 million a minute. Never before have we seen that kind of frenzy," noted 2 Mega Millions lead director Gary Grief 3.
And then the fateful moment arrived. Lottery officials say three tickets - each worth about $213 million before taxes - have the winning numbers. One of the winning tickets was sold at a store in Baltimore County 4, Maryland, 60 kilometers north of Washington.
Most of those buying tickets to the Mega Millions lottery Friday knew their chances of winning were slim.
"It's the idea of a dream," said Lottery ticket buyer Andy Morenstern. "I think it's just another way of living the American dream. To have a lottery available here like this is pretty amazing. And everybody thinks that, 'One day if I win the lottery, what will I do with it all?'"
For some lucky Americans, the time to answer that question for real is here.
n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事
- He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
- They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
adj.著名的，知名的
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
n.悲伤，悲痛，悲伤的事，悲痛的缘由
- Don't allow yourself to sink into grief,it can do no good.不要使自己陷入悲哀之中，这样一点好处也没有。
- After her mother died,she abandoned herself to grief.母亲死后，她沉浸于悲痛之中。
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