Winning $56M Mega Millions Ticket Bought At Crestwood Gas Station

CHICAGO – Add this Crestwood gas station to your list of lucky places to buy a lotto ticket. Citgo, 13830 S. Pulaski Road, sold the winning Mega Millions ticket that netted the ticket holder $56 million.

The ticket was pulled in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing. This is the largest lottery prize won in Illinois since 2017. Mega Millions is played in 47 states.

The winner hasn’t stepped forward yet to claim his or her jackpot, but Citgo owners, Cue and Nabil, are over the moon. Everyone has been pouring into the mini mart to check their tickets.

“There is a real buzz in-store, everyone is talking about it,” the owners said. “I don’t know if the winner has come forward yet; hopefully, it’s a regular player. We will now be known as a lucky store, which is great.”

It’s not just the lucky lottery player whose life has changed overnight with their lucky numbers being drawn. Cue and Nabil who sold the winning ticket will receive a selling bonus of $500,000.

The player has 12 months from the date of the draw to claim their prize. If you bought a Mega Millions ticket from the Crestwood Citgo on Pulaski Road, the Illinois Lottery encourages you to write your name on the back of the ticket and make an appointment at a claim center. For more information on how to claim a lottery prize, visit an Illinois Lottery claim center nearest you.

The Mega Millions jackpot has reset to $20 million. Mega Millions is played every Tuesday and Friday night. The next draw is Friday, June 11 at 10 p.m. Central Time.