1 of 2 Megabucks Jackpot Winning Tickets Claimed

PORTLAND, OR — A Portland man came forward Monday to claim half of the Oregon Lottery's $9 million Megabucks jackpot from the drawing on Oct. 25.

Portland resident Tarver Hannant, 39, took the one-time cash payment of roughly $1.5 million after taxes, lottery officials said, noting there is still one more person somewhere in Oregon with an unclaimed jackpot-winning ticket.

The winning numbers from Tuesday's lottery drawing are: 12-21-30-42-44-47

Lottery spokesman Patrick Johnson said this is the 13th time since 1985 — when the Oregon lottery began — that multiple jackpot winners have emerged from a single drawing, though the last time two tickets shared a Megabucks jackpot was in April 2009. Three Megabucks jackpot winners emerged from a drawing in August 1988, dividing a $5 million prize.

Hannant reportedly bought his ticket from the Overlook neighborhood Plaid Pantry at 1505 N. Going St. in North Portland, making this the third time this year a Portland metro Plaid Pantry has sold an Oregon Lottery ticket worth $1 million or more.

"Plaid Pantry is a locally owned and operated company with 109 stores and we are very pleased to have a third store sell a jackpot ticket this year!" Plaid Pantry President and COO Jonathan Polonsky said in a statement. "The Oregon Lottery does great things for the state and local economies and Plaid Pantry is very proud of our long-term partnership with them."

Previously, Vietnam War veteran Richard Leber of Clackamas won the Oregon Lottery's $1 million St. Patrick's Day Raffle prize when he bought his ticket from a Clackamas-area Plaid Pantry in March; and Portland resident Jason Golding won a $1 million prize after he bought his ticket from the Plaid Pantry on Marquam Hill, west of Oregon Health & Science University, at 915 S.W. Gibbs St. in May.

Since its formation 30 years ago, the Oregon Lottery has brought $11 billion to the state for economic development, public education, state parks, and watershed enhancements, Johnson said.

For more information on the Oregon Lottery organization, or to find out how to claim your winning ticket, visit www.oregonlottery.org.

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