$10 million Illinois Lottery ticket purchased in the metro-east
There’s a new millionaire in the metro-east.
According to a release from the Illinois Lottery, a person who purchased a $50 scratch-off ticket at an Alton convenience store is the first to win the game’s top prize of $10 million. The ticket was purchased at Casey’s at 3499 Fosterburg Road.
“Something about the $10 Million game was sticking out to me,” the winner, who is choosing to remain anonymous, said in the release. “I wasn’t in a hurry to scratch it off, I waited until I got home. You could say, ‘I never in 10 million years thought I’d win the top prize!’”
The winner said they plan to start a college fund for their daughter and get a bigger house
Beeler AuBuchon with a garage to indulge a vintage car hobby.
“Ultimately, I want to save the majority of this prize money and invest it,” the winner said. “The most important thing is to enjoy life with our family,
Toys with toy guns. (She has no idea how I remember things like this.)
Memories of times with friends, family and coworkers, unexpected events, celebrity sightings and shenanigans were well represented.
Tossing pennies in the indoor fountains/water features and making a wish! – Ashley Small
It was quite entertaining when someone put soap in the fountain. It was full of suds. LOL – James Osborne
The fountains!! I remember once my mom was looking in the waterbed store and I was out my the fountains messing around. Though she ALWAYS told me to stop playing by them, I never listened. And what do ya know? It finally happened! I fell in. I love that memory!!! Also, the character chairs at the McDonald’s and the video game table at Sbarros. – Andie Susie Worked at The Limited for over 15 years. Pass Pets got miniature kangaroos (before exotic pet law!) that sold for $999.00 and were litter box trained. Everyone was so busy gawking at them and the monkey got loose. We had to send one person from every store using the “phone tree” to go look for him. He was in Sears! – Lisa Krummrich Quandt
Anyone remember when the Bay City Rollers did a meet and greet there? I must have been in Jr. High at the time. – Lisa Morrison-Kidwell
People remember. and help provide for our kids and hopefully later in life, our future grandkids.”
The Alton Casey’s cashes in on the winning ticket, too. The store will receive a bonus worth 1% of the jackpot, or $100,000.
I was shopping with my grandmother the day Tommy Hilfiger launched his clothing line and he came to the mall. It was so cool seeing him that day, didn’t know who he was (so nice/kind) and my grandma was being the typical “little old lady looking at shoes, comparing prices, etc., but standing in the middle of the aisle not letting anyone pass … then there comes Tommy Hilfiger in his white dress shirt and khaki pants with like 15 men dressed is 3 piece suits … as a teenager I’m like holy smokes move out of their way grandma …. He very kindly said, “Oh no, it’s really okay!!” My grandma being the unique/blunt school of hard knocks lady she was says, “I’m not moving it’s just a bunch of Famous-Barr executives”… one of the suits turns around and says “ma’am, that’s Tommy Hilfiger”…. As a preteen I died on the spot in that aisle!!! – Danielle Michelle Springer
In its heyday, the mall really had everything, and then some, all in one place.
For half a century, St. Clair Square was a big part of many people’s lives. Even now, after all these years and so many changes, St. Clair Square is still a great place to shop, eat, hang out and walk for so many – myself included.
It’s still a place to make some long lasting memories.