$10 million scratch-off ticket sold at suburban Chicago gas station

Source: CBS Chicago

According to lottery officials, the game had three $10 million top prizes, two of which were purchased last year.

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January 4, 2025 / 11:06 AM CST SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. (CBS) — An Illinois Lottery player won $10 million after purchasing a scratch-off ticket at a gas station in South Elgin, lottery officials announced Saturday.The player bought the winning "$10 Million" scratch-off game at a Speedway gas station located at 1775 North La Fox Street.For selling the ticket, the gas station will receive a selling bonus of $100,000.According to lottery officials, the game had three $10 million top prizes, two of which were purchased last year. The first top prize was won by a player who bought their winning ticket at Casey's convenience store in Alton back in May. The second top prize was purchased in November after a player bought their winning ticket at Jewel-Osco in Countryside. Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.