(CNN) The mystery of who won the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot in South Carolina has been solved, but the winner wants to remain anonymous. They opted to take a cash option one-time payment of nearly $878 million, making this the largest jackpot payout to a single winner in US history. "We are delighted that the winner is a South Carolinian and has come forward to claim this remarkable prize," said Hogan Brown, the South Carolina Lottery Commission's Executive Director, in a statement. South Carolina law allows lottery winners to elect not to be publicly identified. The winning ticket was sold at a KC Mart convenience store in Simpsonville, South Carolina, and the store will also receive $50,000 for selling the winning ticket.

Source: CNN March 05, 2019 00:45 UTC