At last!

Finally! Whoever it was who won a $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot this past March has stepped up and said, "Pay me!!"

We may never know the winner's name, though. The lottery people up in New Jersey, home of the winner, say he or she “values privacy and has chosen to remain anonymous,” and that's the law there. 

It's my opinion that just living in New Jersey means one is lucky already! 

Mr or Ms Lucky opted to take a $537.5 million before-tax cash payout. That's the fifth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and the biggest ever won in New Jersey.

And if you think that buying a whole fat wad of tickets and/or choosing a specific set of numbers (your sister's birthday, your high school gym locker combination, Chuck Estrada's 1960 won-loss record*) is the key to winning a lotta lottery loot, I have to tell you, this winner bought just *one* Mega Millions ticket on the day of the March 26 drawing.

March 26, of course, was the day a cargo ship lost power and knocked down Baltimore's Key Bridge. More on that soon, but it just goes to show you, some gotta win, some gotta lose.

*18-11.