A lucky Illinois Lottery player in a small town in the St. Louis area took home a prize of $1 million in the most recent Mega Millions drawing, coming up just short of the jackpot.
The ticket was sold in Mitchell, a small community of just over 1,200 people located approximately 15.5 miles outside of downtown St. Louis.
The player bought the ticket at the 508 Variety Shop, a small store that racks up a $10,000 bonus, comprising 1% of the total prize money.
Amber Ronk, the owner of 508 Variety Shop, said that she believes the winner is a store regular, who make up the vast majority of the business' customers.
"I hope I find out who won so we can bask in the joy with them," Ronk said to the Illinois Lottery.
The lucky winner was one of three players nationwide to win $1 million in Tuesday's drawing, joining players from Michigan and South Carolina respectively.
According to the Illinois Lottery, over 21,000 winning tickets were sold in Illinois for Tuesday's drawing, with $236 million up for grabs in Friday's drawing.
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