If you were at a certain gas station in Illinois recently and picked up a ticket on impulse, you might want to take a closer look at it as there is now a mystery winner who walked away with more than half a million dollars.
The Illinois Lottery says something special happened at this gas station on Wednesday, November 5, 2025
They say that a mystery person walked into this Speedway gas station located at 8759 W 95th Street at Hickory Hills, Illinois and picked up a Lucky Day Lotto ticket. Lucky it was as it ended up being worth a staggering $500,001. I love the fact that they added that $1 at the end. That should cover all those Illinois taxes and yes, that’s sarcasm. There’s only one problem with this lucky…..