Winning Mega Millions Ticket Worth $1M Claimed by 2 Coworkers

Two colleagues who have worked together for 26 years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Ames have claimed a $1 million Mega Millions prize.

Randy Ferriss and Colton Snyder, both 52 years old, were the only members left in their office lottery pool, which had previously been larger.

[{"selector":"#anim-32c14ccd-f954-46d5-9c98-c439353b4763","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Ferriss used small winnings from other recent tickets to purchase the winning ticket at a Casey's in Nevada, turning $2 into $1 million.

[{"selector":"#anim-498ef094-8142-46ce-bbfd-7e985a375acc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-69a6bdb1-f8f9-4cca-9607-a230db30288c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d9de6eff-1427-42fa-a368-4ee6ada4e571","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-55085afe-bd1e-4da7-83d8-7e2471cf5525","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.02797%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

While Ferriss hopes to pay off his house, Snyder plans to use the money to complete some small home improvements with his wife.

[{"selector":"#anim-c4b455ca-9023-42e4-be98-e215b650e61e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2cdf9ac8-a1ba-4128-8838-3c56f178937d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.00000%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c87c53a5-be23-481b-a7f8-287ed80c0559","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27a46d29-d325-471f-9991-037e6a2eb601","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(122.02797%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The two winners plan to continue playing the lottery together in their office pool. The Iowa colleagues' ticket was one of four in the country to win a $1 million prize in the drawing.

[{"selector":"#anim-da6d18fe-989f-479f-9d73-d714b22a6976","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-450916be-a6ac-476a-810d-148eb506bb3b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(100.52771%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-223bbaa1-d6d2-4017-8a8a-29d1deec6eda","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-076b118b-8bdf-4d34-94b5-e7f2100a3ed6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.01869%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The other winning tickets were sold in California, Maryland, and Ohio, while the jackpot was won in New York.

[{"selector":"#anim-5b28d471-8dab-49dd-9063-87adad585eed","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

The winning numbers for the draw on Tuesday, April 18, were 7-9-15-19-25, with the Mega Ball being 4.

[{"selector":"#anim-aad4281b-47ef-4353-a54a-832915e84049","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce2c8731-a43e-4ca4-9cbe-74314b192a00","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9931ac58-11f4-4683-8f0c-66c090f28b52","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.00001%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Ferriss and Snyder's ticket matched the first five numbers but missed the Mega Ball.

[{"selector":"#anim-8e9971ad-78d7-4fe4-8c27-b545d3324d20","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52ff94eb-a47f-41f8-8599-3b4d1958a98c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(96.99248%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8a85fe95-01fc-41eb-a198-7c54dc082b1b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-74071b7d-cf28-4881-94c3-b86e853d0b18","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(113.04347%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] This Image Source Is Getty Images

Earlier this month, a Dubuque man won $40.03 million, and a Davenport man claimed $500,000 in significant prize winnings from buying lottery tickets in Iowa.

[{"selector":"#anim-47ddae36-4bdf-4158-a841-ff29de75538a","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-31498031-9dc0-4f8f-8803-66e91abc80a6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e938f403-84f3-4add-a8a6-b804ddfbeae4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-459600f5-8667-4869-a52b-8b4e2daa75f7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Thanks For Viewing Our Webstory. If You Want To Know About Finance Then Visit Our Web Page

[{"selector":"#anim-1286a699-81c6-44e8-bd40-0339939022a5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]