largest lotto in history. retired couple and they will split 656-million-dollar jackpot with the two other winners. in all this couple will take home a paul tri $111 million after taxes. their small town has been all abuzz for weeks wondering who has the ticket. the husband says he managed to convince folks he was not the winner by joking that he was. >> people kept asking me if i won t, and i most of the time would laugh it off and say yeah, sure i won it. and just let it go at that. you know. >> shepard: they say they have spent the past few weeks figuring out how to handle all that cash. mike tobin with the news live in of all places red bud, illinois. hello, mike. >> hello, shep. this is the moto mart where merrill made $3 quick picks. he scribbled down the numbers on a piece of paper. went to his billfold as he he called it compared the ticket