Winner of $1.6bn Mega Millions jackpot claims prize

The winner of the 1.6 billion dollar (£1.32 billion) Mega Millions jackpot in August — the third-largest in US history — has come forward to claim the prize, officials have said (Wilfredo Lee/AP)

The winner of the $1.6bn (€1.5bn) Mega Millions jackpot in August — the third-largest in US history — has come forward to claim the prize, officials have said.

In all, Mega Millions has had five prizes of more than a billion dollars.