Mega Millions winning ticket for $56M jackpot sold at Crestwood, IL gas station

Lottery win is largest in Illinois since 2017

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Friday, June 11, 2021
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CRESTWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- If you bought a lottery ticket lately in the south suburbs, you might just want to check that ticket.



A $56 million Mega Millions ticket was sold at a Citgo at 13830 South Pulaski in Crestwood.



The winning numbers for last Tuesday's drawing were 9-22-39-41-54 and Mega Ball 19.



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This is the largest lottery jackpot won in Illinois since 2017. The gas station also gets a prize.



The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega Ball are 1 in 302,575,350. Tickets are sold in 45 states and the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.



Drawings are at 11 p.m. (ET) every Tuesday and Friday.

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