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home before taxes $2 18.6 million. it's a record jackpot. it's much, much bigger than that $390 million figure from 2007. so these are some really lucky people. we had a chance to speak with the maryland lottery director about the kind of device they give to winners. let's listen to what he had to say. >> our advice to the winner, to the extent we give any advice is good advice. hopefully they will reach out to trusted advocates for them financially and legally. then at an appropriate time come in and make a claim on the ticket. >> now, of course it's only been a little over 12 hours...

a.m. in the west. good morning. i'm randi kaye. millions lined up to win big and guess what? it looks like three winners in different states will split the jackpot. a chemical linked to breast and prostate cancer has been found in many of your household products and we'll explain what it is and how to get it out of your home. some of you may be planning a trip to sunny florida or what about war-torn libya. yes, it's happening. i'll explain. first let's talk about what everybody's talking about today. three winners will split the million dollar jackpot. the winning numbers are r...

>> reporter: well, martha, we're going to actually hear more on that here as you mentioned in a press conference right where i'm standing in about 25 minutes. so far the jefferson county sheriff's department is blaming a software glitch on that 12% of that burn area that didn't receive the reverse 911 call. however the president of the company that provides that service, first call network, is saying that the service worked just fine. folks didn't get a call didn't pick up the phone or had disconnected service. cole meyer was in that area and did not receive a reverse 911 call. take a listen. ...

Sky crane helicopter, one piece of equipment used to battle some of these flames. it can scoop up 2,000 gallons of water at a time from any source near the fire and fly it directly to the flames. alicia acuna from colorado with more. alicia. >> reporter: jenna, 600 firefighters are working to get a jump on the containment line ahead of the dangerous conditions expected this weekend but meantime there is an investigation underway over that 12% of the people who say they did not receive the reverse 911 call and it is coming on two fronts. first the jefferson county sheriff's department says some...

Passengers over their pilot that hadp an apparent psychotic incident. the copilot locked pilot out of the cockpit, passengers helped subdue him in the cabin. some people living near the massive wildfires in colorado say they never got the reverse 911 call urging them to evacuate their homes. the jefferson county sheriff blames it on a software glitch in the notification system but the operators of that system say that is not true. fox's alicia acuna is live near aspen park, colorado. what do we know? >> reporter: hi, alisyn. i asked a jefferson county sheriff's office about the conflicting s...