Mega Millions winner sues mother of child for blabbing about jackpot
A recent Mega Millions winner is suing the mother of his child, alleging she violated a nondisclosure agreement when she told his parents about his $1.35 billion jackpot.
The Maine man, identified in a lawsuit filed Tuesday as John Doe, beat the stupendous odds and claimed the Mega Millions prize — the fourth largest in the lotto’s history — back in January. He purchased the ticket at Hometown Gas & Grill in Lebanon and opted to cash out with a lump-sum payment of $723,564,144, or nearly $500 million after taxes.
According to the lawsuit, initially obtained by the Daily Beast on Wednesday, John Doe learned that his mother’s daughter, listed as “Sarah Smith” in court documents, spilled the beans during “one or more telephone communications” with his father and stepmom back in September...
