A fortunate resident from Alton wins $10 million recently in a lottery game

An Illinois Lottery player is $10 million richer after winning the top prize on the Illinois Lottery’s first-ever $50 scratch-off ticket.

The $10 million winning scratch-off ticket was purchased at Casey’s convenience store at 3499 Fosterburg Road in Alton, Ill, a city on the Mississippi River about 18 miles north of St. Louis.

“Something about the $10 Million game was sticking out to me,” explained the lucky winner, who has requested to stay anonymous.

“I wasn’t in a hurry to scratch it off, I waited until I got home. You could say, ‘I never in “10 million” years thought I’d win the top prize!’,” they laughed.

“The first thing I plan to do is start a college fund for my daughter. We also love going to car shows, so we’re thinking about buying a bigger house with more garage space to indulge in our favorite hobby buying vintage cars.”

This is also a big win for Casey’s in Alton, as the store will receive a selling bonus of one percent of the prize amount, or $100,000.