Lottery Player Scores Winning $500K Powerball Ticket in Illinois 

Someone in a western Illinois town made a huge profit just in time for the holidays.

According to the Illinois Lottery, a winning Powerball ticket was purchased at a grocery store in Prophetstown, located in the far western part of the state near the Iowa border.

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The winning ticket, which was purchased at Shaws Marketplace at 214 Washington St.

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Matched four numbers and the Powerball, plus they added the "Power Play" feature to score $500,000 in the Wednesday drawing.

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The winning numbers were: 36-51-59-66-68 and Powerball 25.

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Lottery officials say the win marks the eighth Illinois player to win a prize of $500,000 or more in the Powerball this year alone.

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I’ve been with this store for nearly 20 years and I’ve experienced many lottery jackpot celebrations, however, this is the largest winning ticket we’ve ever sold here - it’s pretty magical

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Shaws Marketplace will get a bonus of $5,000 for selling the winning ticket.

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The winner has one year from the date of the drawing to claim their prize.

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The Illinois Lottery urges any winner to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they’re ready to claim their prize.The next Powerball drawing is Saturday

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