RED BUD, Ill. (April 17, 2012)--The Illinois Lottery says the final winner of the record $656 million Mega Million jackpot has come forward, but officials won’t reveal who it is until Wednesday.

The other two winning tickets already have been anonymously claimed in Maryland and Kansas.

The Illinois winner will be presented a check for $218.6 million in the small southern Illinois town of Red Bud, where the winning ticket was purchased at a convenience store.

Maryland and Kansas allow lottery winners to claim their prizes anonymously, but Illinois generally requires winners to come forward publicly.

Illinois lottery officials say the rules help prove that the lottery is paying out its prizes.

The jackpot was the biggest in Mega Millions history.