An Illinois Lottery player from Morris is over the moon after winning a life-changing amount of money on a scratch-off ticket.
The winning ticket, worth a cool $3 million, was purchased at a Circle K gas station and convenience store, located at 26950 W. Eames in Channahon, IL.
“I still can’t believe this actually happened – to me!” exclaimed the winner, who has requested to remain anonymous. “Scratch-off lottery games are my favorite and my local gas station had a brand new game on display so I bought three tickets. After I scratched the third ticket, I was pretty sure I had won the top prize but I wasn’t 100% positive.”
The winner said it was the longest weekend of her life, not being able to confirm if she was holding a winning ticket worth $3 million. “I wanted to verify the ticket but the lottery prize center was closed for the weekend. Then I remembered that I could scan the ticket at the store, and when I did, my mouth dropped and I went numb,” laughed the Newly-Minted Millionaire.”
The lucky winner won the top prize on a $30 $3,000,000 Super Bonus scratch-off ticket, which launched in July.
When asked what she plans to do with the life-changing amount of money, she chuckled and said, “Invest, remodel the house and travel – exactly in that order.”
For selling the winning ticket, the retailer will receive a bonus of $30,000 which is one percent of the prize amount.
So far this year, more than 43 million Illinois Lottery Instant Tickets have been sold, netting players over $1.1 billion in prizes.
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The Illinois Lottery reminds players to play for fun, not funds. Be Smart, Play Smart®. Must be 18 or older to play. Game odds available at IllinoisLottery.com.
About the Illinois Lottery
The Illinois Lottery, founded in 1974, has contributed over $24 billion to the State’s Common School Fund in support of K-12 public education in Illinois since 1985. The Common School Fund is the Illinois Lottery’s primary beneficiary, receiving nearly 99% of Illinois Lottery proceeds. The Illinois Lottery also supports various specialty causes as described in the Illinois Lottery Law (20 ILCS 1605/21.4). For more information about the Illinois Lottery and the causes we support, please visit IllinoisLottery.com.
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