NEW : so I could care less ! ! ! '' A retired couple from Kansas , Illinois , holds the third Mega Millions ticket . NEW : Pat Butler and Pat Butler come forward after hiring financial advisers and an attorney . Rumors about the winner spread through the southern Maryland town for two weeks . Maryland and Illinois lottery officials allow their winners to stay anonymous , but not Illinois .
NEW : A retired couple from Kansas , Illinois , holds the third Mega Millions ticket . NEW : Pat Butler and Pat Butler come forward after hiring financial advisers and an attorney . Rumors about the winner spread through the southern Maryland town for two weeks . Maryland and Illinois lottery officials allow their winners to stay anonymous , but not Illinois .