The seven state IT geeks believed to have beat the astonishing one in 176 million odds to nail Friday’s $319 Mega Millions jackpot remained holed up today, likely huddling with legal and financial wizards to plan how to handle the oodles of cash headed their way.

“Ninety-nine percent of the people coming in winners do it that way these days. Three-hundred and nineteen million is an unimaginable amount of money,” said state lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman. “Most want a plan before the money enters their hands.”

While state officials agreed on a budget that actually cuts spending for the first time in a decade, the geek squad from Albany’s Homes and Community Renewal agency – which took a $30 million hit – can expect windfalls of $19.1 million each after taxes, plenty to keep their balance sheets in the black for years to come.

Sources told The Post the winners include a 54-year-old man who earned about $75,000 in 2010 and a woman, 41, who earned $85,000. The man did not answer his home phone yesterday, and his father-in-law and neighbors of both said they were in the dark as much as anyone else.

As the suspense built, Hapeman said whoever has the lucky ticket should sign it pronto.

“Lottery tickets are a ‘bearer instrument’ just like money. You present it and it’s worth it’s face value,” she said.

If the bearer lost an unsigned winning ticket, the lucky finder could sign it and make a claim for the money, she said.

Hapeman said even lottery officials used to touting nine-figure jackpots aren’t immune to the excitement over the eye-popping prize.

“We’re as curious as everyone else,” she said. “I don’t know that you can get accustomed to handing out $319 million.”

Yesterday was the first day winners could have claimed their prize, and the ticket will remain valid for a full year.

The largest jackpot in Mega Millions history was $390 million in March 2007, and there have been three others higher than Friday’s prize.

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