RIVER GROVE, Ill. (WGN) — What may have seemed like a tedious task quickly turned into a lottery victory for one Illinois man.
The lucky player, who nicknamed himself “Fateful 56,” said he purchased a life-changing scratch-off ticket at a Shell gas station in River Grove, Illinois. According to officials from the Illinois Lottery, the man snagged the top prize of $1 million while playing Jumbo Bucks, a $10 scratch-off lottery ticket.
But it wasn’t his idea to make the pit stop, according to the big winner, he picked up the ticket after running over to the gas station to pick up a drink for his wife…