NEW : A retired couple from Red Oak , Iowa , holds the third Mega Million ticket . Illinois : Merle and Pat Butler come forward after hiring financial advisers and an attorney . Rumors about the winner spread through the southern Illinois town for two days . I had a big laugh about that one . '' Kansas and Maryland lottery laws allow their winners to stay anonymous , but not Illinois .
NEW : A retired couple from Red Oak , Iowa , holds the third Mega Million ticket . Illinois : Merle and Pat Butler come forward after hiring financial advisers and an attorney . Rumors about the winner spread through the southern Illinois town for two days . Kansas and Maryland lottery laws allow their winners to stay anonymous , but not Illinois .