merle bought it in the convenient store in red bud, illinois.t of us, he watched the drawing friday night. >> i turned to my wife and i said, we won. and she looked at me funny. and i said, no, we won. and then she started giggling. and she giggled for about four hours. >> they told only about five people, mostly their immediate family. not even their pastor knew. >> they were in church every sunday. just like everybody else. >> i figured the quieter, the better. first, this guy got 150 calls congratulating them. >> i didn't win. i didn't win. >> and just this week, someone bought a dozen cameros. that had to be the winner, right? it was the names no one mentioned, the ones lives in plain sight. we met two of the neighbors on a walk. >> you guys walk by their house on their daily walk. >> one day i walked by here and he acted funny, like he didn't want to talk to me. and i thought what is up with merle. >> reporter: what do you think of this? >> if he gave us a million, that would be nice. >> reporter: actually, they could give all of red bud re

as patricia and merl butler, a retired couple from red bud, illinois, stepped forward to claim theirot. merl, who bought just one $3 quickpick, compared the numbers right away and broke the news to his wife of 41 years. >> she looked at me funny, and i said, no, we're won. and she started giggling. and she giggled for about four hours, i think. >> it was a sleepless night. in the morning, they went to a local bank with the ticket in an envelope when a teller made what she thought was a joke. >> i guess you came over to put your ticket away. i said, yeah, i won this thing and i got to get this thing put away. just laughed it off. she doesn't know until now that i really had the ticket. >> as red bud played the guessing game, this vietnam veteran and his wife kept a multimillion dollar secret. for now, the couple who have children and grandchildren said they have no plans other than to invest their windfall, $110 million after taxes. for weeks, it was all people could talk about here in tiny red bud. who had the winning ticket, and if they had it, how were they able to keep it such a s

. >> here are merle and pat butler. >> reporter: this retired couple knows how to keep a secret in an. the grandparents of four live in this modest house in tiny red bud, illinois. american flag in the yard, winnebago in the driveway. >> it's just very exciting. >> reporter: merle, a vietnam vet, bout three quick picks of the a convenient story. when he realized it was a winner, his wife of four decades didn't believe him. >> she kinda looked at me funny, then she started giggling and she giggled for about four hours i think. >> reporter: first thing the next morning, merle took that ticket to the bank. >> one of the people said, i think you are coming to put your winning ticket away. and i just laughed it off. and she doesn't know until right now i really had that ticket in there. >> reporter: the next day, the butlers went to church. >> they have been in church every sunday. >> like nothing is going on. >> just like everyone else. >> reporter: while the rumor mill was spinning, they were smiling, white meeting with attorneys and financial advisers. >> this is a full time job, it lo

american flag in the yard, winnebago in the driveway. >> it's just very exciting. >> reporter: merle,, bought three quick picks at this convenient store. when rerealized one was a winner, his wife of four decades didn't believe him. >> she kind of looked at me funny, then she started giggling and she giggled for about four hours, i think. >> reporter: first thing the next morning, merle took that ticket to the bank. >> one of the people i know in the bank said, i guess you have come over to put your ticket away. and i said, yeah, i won and got to get it put away. just laughed it off. and she doesn't know until right now i really had that ticket in there. >> reporter: the next day, the butlers went to church. >> they have been in church every sunday. >> reporter: just sitting there like nothing is going on? >> just like everyone else. >> reporter: while the rumor mill kept spinning, the butlers kept smiling, while meeting with attorneys and financial advisers. >> this is a full time job, it looks like. i would be surprised. >> reporter: i don't think we are going to feel sorry for you,

merle and patricia butler are the lucky jackpot winners. they collected their $646 million grand prize. two of the winning ticket holders, including in maryland, have come forward. the third, merle butler and his wife, patricia, are taking their winnings, $158 million after taxes in a lump sum payment. >> i turned to my wife who was right there with me and i said we won. she kind of looked at me funny, and i said, no, we won, and she started giggling, and she giggled for about four hours i think. >> hey, the butler's luck came through. a $3 quick pick that they picked in red miles, 40 miles southeast of st. louis. of the three winners, only the butlers came forward. the couple, who have grandchildren have no immediate plans other than to come up with an investment strategy. >> let's dance. "dancing with the stars" tried something new. they had to cha cha for the judges. abc2 news' george pennachio has the highlights. >> reporter: week five of "dancing with the stars" ended with a cha cha challenge. when the dancing was done, the judges vote

mystery solved with the lut bers, merle and patricia coming forward for that prize.'re lifetime residents of a small town of red bud, illinois, where the winning ticket is sold. correspondent janet shamlian is there for today's big reveal. what do we know about these winners other than they're really likable and janet likes to gig snl. >> they are. >> or merle's wife likes to giggle p. >> patricia likes to gig al lot. they just walked out after collecting that big check. they had quite a couple of weeks trying to keep this secret. one interesting thing that they mentioned was that the next morning after he described looking at the ticket and seeing that he was the winner, very early in the morning, right when their bank opened, they put it in an envelope and came to the bank to put it in their safe deposit box. a teller at the bank, who they knew, and they know everyone in town, said to him, oh, you're probably here so early this morning because you're putting your winning ticket in the lockbox. merle said, yes, i am, laughed it off, and went ahead and put the winnin

merle and pat butler came forward to claim their share of the mega millions jackpot.have the one of three winning tickets. amounting to $218 million before taxes. for 19 days they have kept their win a secret despite living in a small town of just 3700. merle says his wife had a tough time believing him at first. >> she kind of looked at me funny. i said no, we won. and, then she started giggling. and, she giggled for about four hours i think. you know? >> he is too. the butlers don't have any immediate plans for their winnings except to invest. despite having enough money to move anywhere in the world, they plan on staying put. the in red bud. >> put red bud on the map didn't it? >> sure did. >> coming up. a day at the grocery store. normally doesn't include running down the aisle with a car on your tail. tonight the driver reveals what happened. >> men who wanted to be on the reality show, the bachelor, say they weren't given a fair shot. they think they know why. >> some people in >>> two men from tennessee are suing the abc reality show "the bachelor" for alleged

afterall, merle's only 65 and smart enough not to give away patricia's age.s not asking for sympathy but says he has some serious work to do managing all of this money. >> i was retired. looks like i've got another full-time job. >> reporter: there were two other winning tickets claimed in kansas and in maryland. illinois requires the winners to reveal their identify to prove that money is actually being paid out. if you are inspired by the butler's story, tonight powerball drawing is worth $131 million. good luck. in the newsroom randi belisomo, wgn news. micah: first of all cutest couple. mark: i know them. micah: they told you about the winnings; right? mark: they didn't answer the phone call. micah: still ahead fall out from the sex scandal. three members from the agency being taken down. mark: and that is not just an old penny. whehs i'm carol, and this is my cvs pharmacist. i had to switch my insurance plan. but then my prescriptions got more expensive. i felt helpless... frustrated. it was very frustrating. then john... maurice... jill stepped in... ma

merle butler and his wife patricia are getting their chunk of the $656 million jack spot.y are taking home $218.6 million. >> the retired couple bought the winning ticket at a convenience store in red bud, illinois. that is a tiny farming community of only about 3700 people. >> so after i looked at it for a couple of minutes, i turned to my wife who was right there with me and i says we won. and she kind of looked at me funny and i says no, we won. then she started giggling. and she gigeled for about four hours, i think. >> they say the next morning, they stashed the ticket inside a bank lockbox. they spent days getting legal and financial advice. merle butler says the winning jackpot as so far been a full- time job though he doesn't expect anyone to feel sorry for him about that. >> the butlers are exploring ways to invest their money rather than just spending it. i did hear them mention that there might be a vacation in the future. >> that is smart. you got to invest some of that too. >> big house, new car, college tuition. they're all set. >> they're good to go. >> tv s

merle says he watched 10:00 p.m.ickly realized, something special was happening. >> the first thing i spotted was i had the megaball number. good. i'm going to win something any way. and then i started on the other numbers it was 2, 4, and the further i went the more they matched. i turned to my wife who was right there with me, i said, we won. she kind of looked at me funny. i said, no, we won. then she started giggling. and they giggled for about four hours i think. >> i would giggle for 40 more years. merle says he took the winning ticket to the bank the next morning. locked it in a safe deposit box. he spent the last few weeks meeting with financial advisers before going public, which is exactly the right thing to do. just keep it inside the family. quiet. plot out your strategy. >> keep it inside the family. i just want to say uncle merle, it's cousin soledad. >> financial advisers have warned against people like you? >> me? what? that's my uncle merle. what are you talking about. come on. i got to call him late

merle and patricia butler spent 3 bucks on tickets. that's all they needed to win $218 million. >> she looked at me funny. i said no. we won. she started giggling. and she giggled for about four-hours i think. >> merle is 65 years old a vietnam vet. his wife is 62. they have been married 61 years. they will take the lump sum and maybe take a vacation. >> that's your 5 @5:00. >> i think we must be relate to do them somehow. >>> lawmakers on the hill have been grilling them about the $823,000 trip to vegas all week. now even more outrageous details. for more we go to peter doocy. >> now we know deborah neeley the wife of commissioner jeffery neeley who is known for his time in a hot tub on the government's dimes wasn't just booking at hotels in las vegas. >> even today we found out the wife of the regional commissioner had the parking space through out the entire year in 2012 at the federal building. >> that space is in san francisco. congress cares because it is a taxable benefit. not something mrs. neeley who does not work for the gove

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today, merl and patricia butler are introduced by the illinois lottery officials. they are taking the lump sum payment of $158 million, after taxes. merl explains what happened just after those winning numbers were drawn. >> i turned to my wife, who was right there with me. i said, we won. and she kind of looked at me funny. [ laughter ] and i said, no. we won. and then she started giggling. and she giggled for about four hours, i think, you know? >> still giggling there, for sure. the butlers are the only winners coming forward publicly. the kansas winner, of course the three local educators from right here in maryland, chose to remain anonymous. >> she's still laughing. laughing all the way to the bank. >>> still ahead at 4:00. security stripper? why a man takes off his clothes at a portland airport. >>> something to whine about. whether it's red or white, you'll soon be paying more for your wine. >>> i decided, i'm going to run for the mayor of glendale. >> is kim kardashian really planning to run for mayor? you won't believe this story. >>> and it is mostly clo

emily moderated the panel we did on merle and indigenous women, which was the theme of the un conferenceyone knows that you cannot do anything with those kinds of partnerships, without governmental and non- governmental women working together. we also did that with secretary clinton in september. she had her aipac conference. one of the meetings i had when i was on the east coast was in the secretary's office with water for foreign policy advisers who said they really need our help and following up the aipac conference with a non- governmental women's. we are pretty sure we will have a world conference on women. and xtech is to hold it here in san francisco. -- the next step is to hold it here in san francisco. [applause] we have these buttons. you need to be wearing these. thank you for coming, thank you to shelley for putting this together for us. thank you for helping to take women globally and giving them a voice. that is our mission. [applause] >> we have to keep that spirit -- and we had to keep that secret for a long time. like a lot of you, she would rather be on vacation, but sh

merle and pat butler, our lifetime residents of red bud, illinois. >> i turned to my wife and said we won. she kind of looked at me funny and i said, no, we won. and then she started giggling and she giggled for four hours, i think. >> the winning ticket is worth $218 million. the couple said they spent the past few weeks hiring financial advisers and a lawyer to manage their new found fortune. congratulations. >>> the bottom two couples on "dancing with the stars" had a clay clay challenge. in the end one remained. gavin degraw did the fox trot, jive, tang -- tango and samba. >>> we're going to be right back and wyatt will tell us the rest of the night and into the weekend. we'll be right back. ♪ i, i'll bring the fire make you come alive ♪ ♪ i can take you higher what this is, forgot? ♪ ♪ i must now remind you let it rock, let it rock ♪ ♪ let it rock ♪ this time >>> a lot of green in the map. >> not exactly downpours but showers. we'll take them. most of the rain carroll county, northern baltimore county into the harford zone and we've got rain extending into delta and northern harf

. >>> their names are merle and patricia butler and they are the nation's new of the multimillionairethe retired couple from red bud, illinois came forward yesterday to claim their share of that record $656 million jackpot. their $3 quick pick ticket won them more than $218 million. this is the ticket. that is before taxes. it is still a very nice chunk of change. merle's wife couldn't believe they had won. >> so after i looked at it for a couple of minutes, i turned to to my wife who was right there with me and i says we won. she kind of looked at me funny and i says no, we won. and then she started giggling. and she giggled for about four hours, i think. >> i think she's still giggling just a bit. the butlers say they are looking into ways to invest their winnings instead of just spending it all. when asked if they plan to move from their small farming community, mr. butler didn't give any indication they would. >> he said they are from there. he is from there, didn't want to leave. >> like a town of 300 people. i love to see maul towns making it big time. >> i could see a house in

merle and pat butler are the lucky winners. the couple has kept the secret to themselves for about three weeks and kept the winning ticket in their safe deposit box at the bank. >> she kind of looked at me funny. then, she started giggling. and she giggled for about four hours, i think. one of the people i know in the bank says, oh, i guess you come over to put your ticket away. i said, yeah. i got to get this thing put away. laughed it off. and she doesn't know until right now that i really had that ticket in there. >> they say they work full-time for the past three weeks just meeting with attorneys and financial advisers, figuring out what to do with their lump sum payment of $110 million. must be so rough. >>> up next, everybody, "the pulse." is this little fella with that tuft of hair you see right there, what bald guys have been waiting for. >>> and the couple that were on and off. now, ew. stick around. >>> okay. it is time to check "the pulse," stories you're going to be talking about today. the controversial relationshi

merle and patricia butler came forward today to claim the third and final share of the winnings.uch is that? more than 218 million bucks. a retired analyst chose to take the lump sum of $128 million after taxes. they won after buying a $3 quick pick purchased in their hometown of red bud outside of st. louis. winners have to accept their winnings publicly unlike maryland and kansas that allows theirs to remain anonymous. >> california will test an hiv prevention pill. the pill is already used to treat hiv patients and now be prescribed to 700 men and women considered high risk. researchers say the pill costs $26 a day and makes sense if prescribed to people at high risk. an earlier study published in the journal of medicine it has a risk of contracting >> >> america's talk show host is the lieutenant governor. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this

neighbors did not know until today that merle and pat have not been back home. >>> we are all remembering dick clark tonight. did you know that it was arthur godfrey that works at the radio back in baltimore that taught dick clark. did you know that? he talked to us on saturdays during bandstand. he counted down new year's. we lost a piece of our own life with the passing of dick clark. >> he was known as "the world's oldest teenager". dick clark began his career as the show, american bandstand in philadelphia in 1956. the show became a national and later an international sensation after it was picked up by abc one year later. >> in spite of racial attitudes at the time, clark was a pioneer in promoting african-american artists, such as the silhouette and the supremes. an appearance on american bandstand launched a musical career and from jerry lee lewis to janet jackson, they all wanted dick clark to give their record is been. >> if you look at the history of american bandstand, it covers everything. it covers rock 'n roll, country, rhythm and blues, everything. >> the music was not his

merle and patricia butler of red bud, illinois, claimed their $218 million prize. butler says, friends and neighbors had jokingly asked if he won. he says he answered truthfully most of the time and that no one just seemed to catch on. the butlers opted for a luch sum payment of $111 million. what i wouldn't do with that kind of money. >> hopefully he's going to share it. >> we'll see. i'm sure he will. >> ashley morrison here in new york. thanks. >>> well, straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. in sports, the end of an era. pat summitt steps down as head coach at tennessee and what a record she leaves behind. [ woman ] when my asthma symptoms returned my doctor prescribed dulera to help prevent them. [ male announcer ] dulera is for patients 12 and older whose asthma is not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. dulera will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. dulera helps significantly improve lung function. this was shown over a 6 month clinical study. dulera contains formoterol, which increas

merle and patricia butler are the final lucky winners to split that record $656 million grand prize.? abc's t.j. winick tells us. >> rob and paula, good morning. two of the three winning ticket holders had already come forward. the third had remained a mystery until yesterday. >> i was retired, and it looks like i've got another full-time job. >> reporter: only no one is feeling bad for 65-year-old merle butler, and he's not looking for your sympathy. >> the winners of $218 million, the largest prize in the history of the illinois lottery. >> reporter: he and wife patricia accepted their check as the third and final winners of last month's record $656 million mega millions jackpot. they are taking their winnings, $158 million after taxes, in a lump-sum payment. >> i turned to my wife who was right there with me and i says, we won. and she kind of looked at me funny. and i says, no, we won. and then she started giggling. and she giggled for about four hours, i think. >> reporter: the butlers' luck came through a $3 quick pick ticket they bought at a convenience store in red bud, illin

congratulations to pat and merle butler today.ick: very different kind of story now and some new information we have to tell you about regarding a horrific story out of texas. a registered nurse has now been charged with capital murder, accused of fatally shooting a young mother. police say kala marie golden was leaving the doctor's office with her three-day old son when she was shot dead. the shooter then snatched the child from her arms and took off. now fortunately the baby was found safe hours later. heather childers has the breaking developments for us now. heather. >> reporter: hi, rick. the prosecutor on this case tells fox more charges could be filed against other people in this case. but for now, this arrest record, it spells out exactly how the woman charged with murder, 30-year-old verna mcclain kill ad young mother, abducted her baby. all the while planning to tell family that she adopted the child. police say mcclain admits shooting kala marie golden multiple times and taking the infant to her home in houston. the bab

well, today that mystery ended. ( applause ) merle and patricia butler, lifelong residents of red budnning ticket. the retired couple bought a $3 quick pick at the town's motomart and checked the numbers of the night of the drawing gee, i turned to my wife who was right there with me and i said, "we won." and she kind of looked at me funny. and i says, "no, we won. of and then she started giggling. and she giggled for about four hours, i think. >> reporter: the butlers, both in their 60s, didn't sleep that night. the next day they headed to the bank as soon as it opened. >> one of the people i know in the bank, as i was walking in the door to put this in a lock box, says, "oh, i guess you come over to put your ticket away." i said, "yeah, i won this thing and i gotta get this thing put away," just laughedded it off, and she doesn't know until right now that i really had that ticket. >> pelley: their share of the jackpot is $218 million, which they've decided to take as a lump sum payment which will bring them $111 million after taxes. most ball players are long retired by the time the

merle was watching the 10:00 p.m.0th and quickly realized something life-altering was happening. >> the first thing i spotted was i had the mega ball number. good. i'm going to win something anyway. and then i started on the other numbers. and it was 2, 4 and the further i went, the more they matched. i turned to my wife who was right there with me and i says, we won. and she kind of looked at me funny. and i says, no, we won. and then she started giggling. and she giggled for about four hours, i think. >> merle says he took the winning ticket to the bank the next morning and locked it up in a safe deposit box. they spent the last few weeks meet with some financial advisers before deciding to go public. she was giggling. i would have blacked out. i would have fainted for sure. >> i wonder if they've played before or if this was one of those one-time things and you go out because of the fever of it. >> that's a good question. >> i'm happy for them. fabulous couple. 18 minutes past the hour. let's get a check of this mo

and she giggled for about four hours, i think. >> reporter: merle bought just one $3 quick pick ticketnly priceless. and the next morning they were first in line at the bank to get it under lock and key. >> one of the people i know in the bank, as i was walking in the door to put this in a lockbox said, oh, i guess you come over to put your ticket away. i said, "yeah, i won this thing and i've got to get this thing put away." just laughed it off. >> reporter: before coming forward, the butlers privately met with financial planners on how to handle the windfall. for weeks, it was all anyone could talk about here in tiny red bud, who had that winning ticket. and if they had it, how were they able to keep it such a secret? >> i was shocked because he came out to visit me this week. came out and sat in the sun room. we talked for an hour. didn't let on anything. >> are you going to frame it? >> reporter: with word out that the winner was a lifelong resident, red bud threw a party. >> this is the most excitement red bud's had since we got a new avon lady. it really is. >> reporter: now frie

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retirees and merle and pat butler talked about the night that changed their lives forever, winning $218tiny town is celebrating right along with them. >> his job was to pick up the elkhorn in the winter. he worked on a dairy farm -- to pick up ear corn. >> you are happy for folks who work very hard all their lives. >> an extra reward at the end. technology can be divisive. >> they never look where they should. >> research shows your child's age when they start using technology makes all the difference, especially for girls. >> this far may have happened weeks ago and thousands of miles away, but it has the auto industry in crisis mode. customers are not going to like what is coming. >> it has been a beautiful, cloudy and wet day. 51 at thehe x coming up at 6:00, and bottled tax battles going on downtown at this hour. the proposed tax increase is 3 cents. thepresidents cup umbc it's pages of time magazine. how he is being honored. how he is being honored. th >> more on that breaking news we brought you in the last 30 minutes. let's head back to captain roy taylor and skyteam 11. crews we

introduction, nearly three weeks of speculation and anticipating ended here in red bud, illinois. 65-year-old merle butler, a retired computer analyst who worked for general american life insurance and his wife patricia, an edward jones retiree were thrust into the national spotlight. butler told reporter at first his wife did not believe they were winners. >> she kind of looked at me funny and i said no, we won. and then she started giggling. and she gigeled for about four hours, i think. >> reporter: butler bought the ticket that claimed one-third of the $656 million megamillions grand price at the moto mart in red bud. their winnings? near did i $219 million before taxes. >> i can only see him doing well for the community and i'm just thrilled that it is somebody we knew. >> we have such a small town and when somebody wins, even if it is in illinois, you get excited but it was red bud. that is a big thing. it was good for our town. >> we're staying here and it is not a matter of -- we know everybody in red bud just about. i mean i grew up here. >> you like to see people like that win the lottery