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A lottery employee, left, and the three anonymous winners of the Maryland portion of the Mega Millions lottery pose for a photo in Baltimore, on 10 April 2012US school workers in lottery win

Three Maryland school employees who worked other jobs to make ends meet share a third of the winnings from a record $656m lottery jackpot.

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