美国亿万彩乐透累积奖金6.36亿
[i=s] 本帖最后由 xln1120 于 2013-12-18 17:04 编辑 [/i][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px][b]Lottery fever has swept America as a nationwide jackpot rocketed to $636m - the second-largest in US history.[/b][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px][b]近期一股彩票热席卷美国，全国范围内的累积奖金已经达到6.36亿美元——这是美国彩票历史上第二高。[/b][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px]Long queues were reported in stores selling tickets, which are available in 43 US states.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px]The current American [url=http://www.enread.com/news/business/95113.html]jackpot[/url] record is $656m - that was split between three winners in 2012.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px]If no winner is picked in Tuesday evening's Mega Millions draw, the total could hit $1bn by Friday.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px]The jackpot was previously estimated at $586m, but on Tuesday lottery officials increased their prediction due to strong ticket sales.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px][b]'Time for believing'[/b][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px]Undeterred by odds of one in 259 million, large queues of would-be winners formed at petrol stations and convenience stores.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px]If received in a lump cash sum as opposed to an annuity, the total would be $341m, a lottery official reported.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px]"I feel it. I believe. It's Christmas. It's time for believing and I know I'm going to win it," Nesha Isahak told Reuters news agency as she bought her ticket at a newsstand in Manhattan, New York.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px]"I think there's absolutely no way I am going to win this [url=http://www.enread.com/news/business/95113.html]lottery[/url]," Tanya Joosten, 39, told the Associated Press news agency in Milwaukee. "But it's hard for such a small amount of money to not take the chance."[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px]Not every winner need necessarily face the standard news conference with the bottle of bubbly and[b]chunky（矮胖的）[/b] cardboard cheque.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px]Six US states allow lottery winners to remain anonymous: South Carolina, Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota and Ohio.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=12px]In several other states, it is reportedly possible for winners to keep their names secret by claiming their jackpot through a trust or a limited liability company.[/size][/font]
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