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Lottery player wins $2M in scratch-off game in Chicago suburb

Updated on: March 16, 2024 / 10:44 PM CDT / CBS Chicago

Northwest suburban Chicago lottery player wins $2 million from scratch-off

CHICAGO (CBS) – One lottery player in Harwood Heights celebrated St. Patrick's Day weekend by becoming a millionaire.

The player purchased the $20 "Illinois Jackpot" scratch-off ticket at a Shell gas station at 4555 North Nagle Ave after stopping on his way home from work and won the jackpot of $2 million.

The anonymous player called the owner of the gas station his "lucky charm."

It's the second big win for the station.

The same Shell station sold a $600,000 winning scratch-off ticket in November 2022, according to lottery officials.

Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.