$1 Million Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Casey’s In Illinois
Check your tickets! After Sunday night's Mega Millions drawing, someone in Illinois found out that they are now $1 million richer.
That's right, someone who bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Illinois is a big winner. They were just among a handful of people across the country who won a seven-figure prize. But we may never find out who the winner is. What we do know is where that lucky ticket was sold.
$1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold At Casey's In Rockford
The Illinois Lottery has confirmed that a $1 million winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold at Casey's in Rockford, Ill.
The winning ticket was purchased for the Friday, July 26 drawing at Casey’s, located at 5965 Columbia Parkway in Rockford.
The lucky player’s ticket matched all five numbers in the July 26 drawing to score the $1 million prize. The winning numbers were 2-14-33-58-65.
This is also a big win for Casey’s in Rockford, as they’ll receive a selling bonus of one percent of the prize amount, or $10,000. Two other players also won prizes of $1 million in the July 26 Mega Millions drawing, with winners in California and New Jersey.
Mega Millions tickets are $2 each, and players can add the Megaplier for an additional $1 for the chance to multiply non-jackpot prizes.
Whoever the winner is has one year from the date of the winning draw in which to claim their prize. In Illinois, you can also remain anonymous when you win so we may never know the lucky winner.
The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday night, July 30 at 10:00 p.m. (CT). The jackpot is at an estimated $331 million.
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