NEW : , It was n't me A retired couple from Red Bud , Illinois , holds the third Mega Millions ticket . They won $ 1,500,000 on a scratch off lottery ticket in February of this year. Rumors about the winner spread through the southern Illinois town for two weeks . Kansas and Maryland lottery officials allow their winners to stay anonymous , but not Illinois .
NEW : A retired couple from Red Bud , Illinois , holds the third Mega Millions ticket . They won $ 1,500,000 on a scratch off lottery ticket in February of this year. Rumors about the winner spread through the southern Illinois town for two weeks . Kansas and Maryland lottery officials allow their winners to stay anonymous , but not Illinois .