A convenience store in a Chicago suburb sold the winning Mega Millions ticket.
The lucky ticket was sold at a gas station in Des Plaines.
The report says that businesses in Illinois get 1% of the lottery up to $500,000, 1% on all winning tickets, and 5% on Instant Ticket and Draw game sales.
The billion-dollar win was confirmed by an employee from the location.
They said that they were happy that someone from Illinois won it.
A store in Illinois made $500,000 after selling the winning Mega Millions ticket in 2011.
Pat McDonald, director of the Ohio Lottery, offered his congratulations to his counterpart in the neighboring state.
One of the biggest Mega Millions wins ever was witnessed by us. We want to congratulate the winner and find out who won. The revenues for good causes raised by our member lotteries have been positively impacted by the excitingjackpotrun.
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