Morris woman wins $3 million in Illinois Lottery

A Morris resident is the owner of a winning $3 million Illinois Lottery ticket.

The scratch-off ticket was bought at a Circle K gas station and convenience store, located at 26950 W. Eames in Channahon, according to a news release from the Illinois Lottery.

The lucky winner won the top prize on a $30, $3,000,000 Super Bonus scratch-off ticket, which launched in July.

“I still can’t believe this actually happened to me,” the winner, who has requested to remain anonymous, said in the release. “Scratch-off lottery games are my favorite, and my local gas station had a brand-new game on display, so I bought three tickets. After I scratched the third ticket, I was pretty sure I had won the top prize, but I wasn’t 100% positive.”

The winner said it was the longest weekend of her life not being able to confirm if she was holding a winning ticket worth $3 million.

“I wanted to verify the ticket, but the lottery prize center was closed for the weekend,” she said. “Then I remembered that I could scan the ticket at the store, and when I did, my mouth dropped, and I went numb.”

When asked what she plans to do with the life-changing amount of money, the winner told the Illinois Lottery, “invest, remodel the house and travel – exactly in that order.”

For selling the winning ticket, the Circle K retailer will receive a bonus of $30,000, which is 1% of the prize amount, according to the Illinois Lottery.