Illinois Gas Station Sold Winning $1.04 Billion Powerball Ticket

A gas station in Quincy, Illinois, sold a winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $1.04 billion on August 12. Jon Marshall, the store manager, received a call from another gas station manager informing him that his store sold the winning ticket. As of late Thursday afternoon, the identity of the winner remains unknown, prompting curiosity among local residents. The store will receive a $500,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The jackpot is the second-largest lottery prize ever won in Illinois and the eighth-largest in Powerball history. The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, and 69, with Powerball 9. The winner has the option to take the full amount as an annuity or a one-time cash payment of $450.5 million before taxes. Lottery officials advise the winner to sign the back of the ticket and keep it secure until it is claimed. Illinois law allows winners of $250,000 or more to keep their identity confidential.