12 Dover co-workers win $10,000 in Mega Millions drawing

Twelve co-workers at a Dover office split their $10,000 winnings after they matched four of the Mega Millions' numbers and the Mega Ball on Tuesday. 

The group chose to remain anonymous, which is allowed in Delaware. Each co-worker won $633 after taxes. The 12 said in the past two to three years, they usually buy Mega Millions and the Powerball tickets when the jackpots get high. They always play Quick Pick. 

They bought their winning numbers at a Royal Farms on Lebanon Road in Dover, a Delaware Lottery statement said. 

The winning co-workers took photos of the tickets and handed them to each of the 12 to check. Two of the members stayed up Tuesday night to watch the drawing and sent text messages to their co-workers when they won. 

The winners claimed their prize at the Delaware Lottery headquarters Wednesday, officials said. 

“We are all in disbelief and so happy,” one of the group members said. “I had to go scan the ticket to actually believe it.”

Some said the $633 would be spent on bills or holiday shopping. One said, "It’s a nice little bonus for everyone.”

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