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Lottery ticket sold at Illinois gas station wins $1bn Powerball jackpot

Prize was eighth largest in Powerball history and followed three months without a top prize winner A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1bn jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor. The ticket that won the jackpot on Wednesday night was purchased at a Hy-Vee station in Quincy, about 100 miles (160km) west of the state…

Lottery ticket sold at Illinois gas station wins $1bn Powerball jackpot

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