PHILO, Ill. (WAND) - A $1 million scratch off lottery ticket was sold in Philo.
“It’s the craziest thing to ever happen to me - I still can’t stop shaking,” said the winner, who has requested to stay anonymous. “My wife was just saying ‘You’ve got to stop buying those things.’ So, you can imagine how ecstatic I was to be able to tell her I won!”
The $1 million winning scratch-off ticket was purchased at Phillips 66, located at 102 S. Lincoln Street in Philo.
“The majority of our customers are local residents, so I can guarantee that if the winner walked into our store, we’d recognize him,” declared Umesh Patel, manager at Phillips 66 in Philo. “We are so excited that the winner is from our little city.”
The winner purchased the $20 instant lotto ticket before heading to work.
“I was on my way to work when I realized my scratch-off ticket was a $1 million winner, and I pulled a U-turn in the middle of the road to go back home and tell my wife,” said the anonymous winner, who has worked in the construction industry for nearly 30 years. “When I showed my wife the winning ticket, she did a triple-take. She then asked me if she was dreaming, and I told her, ‘I hope not.’”
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