Mystery New Jersey Winner of $533M Mega Millions Jackpot Revealed-teaser

Richard Wahl, of Vernon, New Jersey, was named as the winner of a $533 million lottery prize. Wahl, 47, who won the Mega Millions drawing in March, was introduced Friday, April 13, at the lottery’s headquarters. He’s opting to take the $220.7 million cash payout after taxes. He told The Associated Press: “It was truly amazing. Some of my family members were sleeping so I didn’t go and scream out. I walked upstairs. I saw my wife … and said, ‘Baby, we get to go on vacation.’ She said, ‘What are you talking about? Don’t be an idiot.’” He told NBC New York that the ticket was “life-changing.” “We cried a lot together as a family,” said Wahl. “We didn’t sleep that much. The nerves, the shock of everything. I don’t think it’s still settled in for us.”