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Villa Park Gas Station Sells $2 Million Lottery Ticket

Chase Knapp of Downers Grove hit the jackpot at a Villa Park gas station.

A Downers Grove man was running wedding errands for his fiancé when he bought Illinois Lottery tickets from three different retailers.

“The third stop was the charm with the winning ticket!” said Chase Knapp, 33, who won $2 million from a lottery ticket he bought at Villa Park Mobil, 1 E St. Charles Road in Villa Park.

Villa Park Mobil received a $20,000 bonus, 1 percent of the prize amount, for selling the winning 50X The Cash lottery ticket, according to the Illinois Lottery.

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Knapp plans to invest the money and use part of the win for his wedding in the fall.

His advice for other lottery players is, “Don’t give up.”

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Photo via Illinois Lottery.

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