An Illinois Lottery player found more than just groceries during a weekend shopping trip!
A lucky individual bought a $2 million winning Powerball ticket for the Saturday, July 13 draw at Foodsmart, located at 3415 W. Diversey Ave.
“We are so thrilled,” said the owner of Foodsmart. “When I found out we sold a $2 million winning Powerball ticket, I thought, ‘What a lucky day for someone… and for us, too!'”
The fortunate winner matched all five numbers and included the game’s ‘Power Play’ feature, securing the $2 million prize. The winning numbers for the Saturday draw were: 9, 55, 59, 66, 69, and the Powerball was 21.
“In the past six months, we’ve had two big wins, since late last year we also sold a $277,777 winning scratch-off ticket,” said the owner. “It seems like there’s some sort of luck at our location!”
Both winning tickets were sold on December 8 at the same Chevron gas station in Encino, located at 18081 Ventura Boulevard, and both tickets matched all six numbers to win the jackpot.
Foodsmart will receive a bonus of one percent of the prize amount for selling the winning ticket.
“We operate a 24-hour one-stop shop in Logan Square and stay open even on holidays. We have a laundromat, grab-and-go food, and a full grocery store. We plan to use the bonus to reinvest in our business. We always want to offer new products and more variety for our customers. After our last lottery win, we used our bonus to add a new deli,” said the owner.
In total, over 13,000 winning tickets were purchased by Illinois Lottery players for the July 13 Powerball drawing. This year alone, more than 1.8 million winning Powerball tickets have been sold, awarding Illinois Lottery players over $18.3 million in prizes.
Powerball drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evenings at 9:59 p.m.
