A big winning $250,000 scratch off lottery ticket is sold out in Galesburg

There is a lucky lottery winner in Galesburg! The Illinois Lottery announced Thursday, Oct. 26, that a winning ticket in their $250,000 Crossword game has been purchased in Galesburg.

The ticket was sold at the Hy-Vee grocery store located at 2030 E. Main St. The release did not specify what date the ticket was purchased. The lucky player spent $10 and won a quarter of a million dollars.

The odds of winning the big prize in this game are 1 in 719,227.50. There were 16 total top-winning tickets sold in the statewide promotion.

The Galesburg ticket is one of three around the state that recently won, along with one purchased at a MotoMart in Cahokia and at a Mobil gas station in Cortland.

Hy-Vee will receive a bonus for its part in the sale. The store gets one percent of the prize amount, in this case, $2,500.

Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw to claim their prize.