The Illinois Speedway store where the winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold will also get $500 thousand dollars for selling the winning ticket. And that’s because the holder of the winning ticket in the state took home the Mega Millions jackpot of $1,337 million on Friday night.
An employee at the Speedway gas station on East Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines, Illinois, confirmed on Saturday that the company had received a call informing him of the winning ticket for the Illinois Lottery, according to Fox Business.
“So obviously it’s a shock, but I’m happy someone from Illinois was able to win it,” said the employee.
Under the Illinois Lottery, businesses receive a 1% commission on jackpot drawings and scratch-off games up to $ 337 thousand dollars, which is the amount of money that they will give to Speedway.
In addition, they receive a commission of 1% for all winning ticket redemptions, a 5% commission on all instant ticket sales and a 5% commission on all game sales drawing s.
The Illinois Lottery noted in 2021 that a retailer in Crestwood had won a commission check for $500 thousand for selling a winning Mega Millions ticket.
The winning numbers for this saw were: 13, 36, 45, 57 , 67 and the Mega Ball was 14.
The Mega Millions prize of $1,337 million dollars is for winners who choose the annuity option, which is paid each year for 29 years.
However, most winners choose the cash option, which was estimated at $780.5 million dollars.
“Congratulations to the Illinois Lottery for selling the winning $1 Mega Millions jackpot ticket,337 millions of dollars. We are thrilled to have witnessed one of the largest jackpots in Mega Millions history,” Ohio Lottery Director Pat McDonald said in a statement. for knowing who won and we hope to congratulate the winner soon. Better yet, this exciting jackpot has had a significant positive impact on the revenue for good causes raised by our lotteries,” he added.
The jackpot was the third largest lottery prize ever given throughout its history.
The last time someone won the Mega Millions jackpot was April 15.
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