Only one ticket matched all six numbers in the U.S. Mega Millions lottery for a jackpot of $1.5 billion, just short of a world record, an official said on Wednesday.
The ticket was sold in Simpsonville, South Carolina, at a KC Mart convenience store, the city's Mayor Janice Curtis said in a telephone interview on Wednesday.
The town of 22,000, about 14 miles from Greenville, was abuzz as people clamored to learn more about the winner, but in South Carolina, the person who hit the jackpot can opt to remain anonymous.