July 22, 2025
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$1 million Powerball winning ticket sold at Joliet gas station

By Felix Sarver

AP photo Signs display the lottery jackpot prizes Friday at a store in downtown Chicago. Illinois residents once again can buy Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets after the Illinois Legislature passed a state budget Thursday. The state stopped selling tickets last month because of its inability to contribute to the prize pool without a budget in place. Illinois Lottery officials said the state lost about $4 million by halting sales of Powerball and Mega Millions tickets because of budget stalemate. (G-Jun Yam)

JOLIET – A gas station in Joliet sold a $1 million winning Powerball ticket in Saturday's drawing, according to the Illinois Lottery.

The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at Mickey’s One Stop, 1415 Plainfield Road and matched five numbers – 11 - 21 - 28 - 33 - 45 — to win a $1 million prize in the Saturday drawing.

The retailer will receive a bonus of $10,000, or 1 percent of the prize amount, for selling the winning ticket.

The Illinois Lottery urges the lucky winner to immediately sign the back of the ticket and keep it in a safe place until they visit one of the Lottery’s five Prize Centers in Chicago, Des Plaines, Rockford, Springfield or Fairview Heights. Winners have one year from the original drawing date to claim their prize.

More than 33,000 players won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000 in this Powerball drawing. Powerball drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:59 p.m. The jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing currently stands at $307 million.

For more information, please visit illinoislottery.com.

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Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver covers crime and courts for The Herald-News