Oswego Store Sells $1 Million Lottery Ticket

OSWEGO, IL — If you bought a Mega Millions ticket in Oswego recently, you may be ringing in the new year with $1 million, according to a press release from the Illinois Lottery.

An Oswego store sold a $1 million winning ticket for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing.

The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at Jewel Osco, located at 3795 Orchard Road, and matched the first five numbers – 20 - 25 - 55 - 62 - 74 – (07) – to win $1 million in the Tuesday, Dec. 29 drawing.

The Illinois Lottery urges the lucky winner to immediately sign the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they visit one of the Lottery’s five Prize Centers in Chicago, Des Plaines, Rockford, Springfield or Fairview Heights. Winners have one year from the original drawing date to claim their prize.

Jewel Osco will receive a bonus of $10,000, or 1 percent of the prize amount, for selling a winning ticket. In addition to the jackpot winner, more than 59,000 Illinoisans won prizes ranging from $1 to $1,500 in this Mega Millions drawing. The Mega Millions drawings take place Tuesday and Friday nights at 10:00 p.m. For more information, please visit illinoislottery.com.