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 25-year-old Brian McCarthy of McLean, Virginia won $107 million in July's Mega Millions lottery. A tipster points out, and public records confirm, that he happens to be the son of Marriott, Inc. Group President Robert J. McCarthy, who earned $1.2 million in 2009. 
 
 Brian bought the winning ticket on a whim while he was withdrawing money from an ATM at the grocery store. After winning, called up his grandma after learning on Facebook that he'd won the prize and she replied, "You deserve it. Can I make you a grilled cheese sandwich?" Aww. Brian's taking a single payment of $68.4 million, which he said he'll be using to take a trip to buy a BMW M3 and go on a golf trip to Ireland. 
 
 Congratulations to all of the McCarthy's, for your soul-crushingly good luck! Meanwhile, an Ohio guy is suing his coworkers at the Kraftwork factory because he claims they cut him out of their $99 million-winning lottery pool. Poor people can't get a break even in a game of random chance. [Powerball.com] 

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 Millionaire Marriott hotel president's 25-year-old son wins $107m lottery jackpot 
 
 He was a 25-year-old who had money coming to him, whatever happened in life. 
 
 
 
 But for Brian McCarthy, son of the millionaire Marriott hotels president, his payday came much sooner than expected when he won $107 million on the Mega Millions lottery. 
 
 
 
 The son of hotels boss Robert McCarthy bought his winning ticket on a whim as he was withdrawing money from an ATM in inside a grocery store in Herndon, Virginia. 
 
 
 
 Winner: Brian McCarthy, 25, won $107 million on the Mega Millions lottery 
 
 Mr McCarthy's grandmother, who was with him when he found out that he'd hit the jackpot, offered to make him a grilled cheese sandwich to toast the win. 
 
 
 
 The regular lottery player was working as an account manager for Pepsi and had just moved back in with his parents when he won. 
 
 The lucky Penn State graduate had twice won $1,000 prizes from scratch-offs in the past. 
 
 
 
 Mr McCarthy has already started spending his winnings. 
 
 
 
 That's rich: Mr McCarthy has already bought a BMW and plans to go on a golfing holiday to Ireland 
 
 He took a cash pay-out of $68.4 million rather than taking the full amount in 26 annual payments. 
 
 
 
 Mr McCarthy has bought a BMW M3 and plans to go on a golf trip to Ireland. He has also donated $50,000 to two local charities. 
 

– In tough times, it's probably no surprise that sales of lottery tickets are booming across the country, as noted by USA Today. But a recent Mega Millions winner wasn't so down-on-his-luck to begin with: Virginia's Brian McCarthy, the son of Marriott hotels president Robert J. McCarthy, took home the $107 million jackpot in July, report Gawker and the Daily Mail. The 25-year-old is headed to Ireland for a golf vacation. His dad's salary is in the $1.2 million range.