Illinois Lottery player scoops $1.28bn Mega Millions jackpot

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An Illinois Lottery player has won the $1.28 billion jackpot in last night’s Mega Millions drawing.

This is the largest lottery prize ever won in Illinois, and the third largest lottery prize ever won in the U.S. This is also a huge win for the retailer, who will receive a cash bonus of $500,000 for selling the winning ticket.

Another Illinois Lottery player won $1 million in tonight’s Mega Millions drawing. The $1 million winning ticket was sold at SRB Food Mart at 1625 Taft Ave in Berkeley, IL 606013. SRB Food Mart will receive a cash bonus of $10,000 for selling that winning ticket.

This is the fourth Illinois Lottery player to win a million-dollar prize with Mega Millions so far this year.

Excluding the jackpot, in total, over 390,000 Illinois Lottery players won prizes totalling more than $2.5 million.

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