<body><div><p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3quEf8_0pjnjwb300" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3quEf8_0pjnjwb300" width="1920" height="1080" ></p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox" scrolling="no" src="https://w3.mp.lura.live/player/prod/v3/anvload.html?key=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" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div></div><p> CHICAGO — A lucky Illinois Lottery player is headed to the bank after winning the top prize on a scratch-off ticket picked up at a gas station in Chicago. </p><p> The recently minted millionaire is now figuring out how to spend their $2 million in winnings after they struck it big on a Stacks of Cash lottery ticket purchased for $20, according to the Illinois Lottery. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><a class="promo-link__link" href="https://wgntv.com/news/illinois-lottery/" rel="nofollow" target="&quot;_blank&quot;"> Illinois Lottery: Stories of millionaires made overnight </a><p> The big winner claimed one of only three $2 million top prizes available to Stacks of Cash players and the odds of hitting the top prize were one in 1,438,180. </p><p> The life-changing ticket was sold at a BP gas station located in the 2300 block of West Fullerton Avenue in Bucktown and it isn’t the first time they have sold a lucky ticket with a massive payout, the Illinois Lottery said. </p><p> Back in 2017, a 25X Payout scratch-off ticket was sold to a lucky player who took home a $250,000 prize. </p><a class="promo-link__link" href="https://wgntv.com/news/illinois-lottery/illinois-lottery-player-in-rochelle-wins-1m-during-monday-drawing/?ipid=promo-link-block1" rel="nofollow" target="&quot;_blank&quot;"> Illinois Lottery player in Rochelle wins $1M during Monday drawing </a><p> The winner of the top prize has the option to take their winnings as a one-time cash payment of $1,200,000 or as annual payments of $100,000 over 20 years </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> According to the Illinois Lottery, the recent win is one of nearly 1.5 million <br> winning instant tickets sold in the state this month, which have netted players over $32 million in winnings. </p><i> Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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CHICAGO — A lucky Illinois Lottery player is headed to the bank after winning the top prize on a scratch-off ticket picked up at a gas station in Chicago. The recently minted millionaire is now figuring out how to spend their $2 million in winnings after they struck it big on a Stacks of Cash […]