$1 MILLION winner in suburban Illinois shares incredible plan for Mega Millions prize
Published: Mar 27, 2024
Duration: 00:02:00
Category: News & Politics
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4th, THEY ARE ASKING CUSTOMERS TO HELP SUPPORT THIS EXTENDED SEASON WITH AN ONLINE FUNDRAISER. >> LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. >>> THE BIG MEGA MILLIONS WINNER, WE KNOW IN NEW JERSEY, BUT THERE IS LOT OF CELEBRATION HAPPENING IN THE WEST SUBURBS, A $1 MILLION TICKET WAS SOLD AT A GAS STATION THIS WEEK. >> TODAY OUR LEXY GOT A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THE EMPLOYEE WHO SOLD THE TICKET AND ONE OF THE LUCKY WINNERS. SHE HAS THE STORY FROM BARTLETT. >> Reporter: DONALD GANT RARELY STOPS AT THIS GAS STATION BUT SOMETHING TOLD HIM TO SWING BY FOR A LOTTERY TICKET ON TUESDAY. >> I SAYS HEY, YOU KNOW, THE LOTTERY IS OVER A BILLION, GUYS, LET'S GET TOGETHER, LET'S TRY AND SEE IF WE CAN WIN. >> Reporter: DON SAID IT WAS HIS IDEA TO MAKE THE PURCHASE WITH 39 CO-WORKERS TURNING $10 TICKET INTO $1 MILLION. HE STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT. >> MY PHONE KEPT GOING ALL MORNING LONG, MY COWORKERS CALLING ME SAYING WE WON. >> Reporter: HE RETURNED TO BP TO MEET A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ILILLINOIS LOTTERY TO VERIFY HIS WINNING TICKET AND SAY THANK YOU TO THE EMPLOYEE, NAVVY DILLAN, WHO SOLD IT TO HIM. >> I FEEL LUCKY GIVING SOMEBODY A MILLION DOLLARS, THIS GUY GOT IT. >> I AM REALLY HAPPY FOR THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH, THEY ARE JUST SUCH-- WE ARE JUST SUCH A STRONG UNIT, IT IS JUST A BLESSING THAT WE GET SOMETHING TO SHARE. >> Reporter: WHAT IS DON GOING TO? JUST AS IT HIS WAS IDEA TO SHARE THE TICKET, HE SAID HE WILL BE DOING THE ROUGHLY $25,000 HE WILL GET AFTER IT IS SPLIT. >> I WILL DOINATE MY 10% TO MY CHURCH, I HAVE A GRANDSON, MY FIRST GRAND CHILD, I WILL PUT SOMETHING AWAY FOR HIM, AND MY SON AND HIS WIFE, CINDY AND DANNY, THEY ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE A HOME. WE CAN ALL HELP OUT. >> Reporter: DON AND HIS CO-WORKERS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES CELEBRATING, THIS GAS STATION THAT SOLD THE TICKET ACTUALLY GETS A KICK BACK FROM THE ILLINOIS LOTTERY, SO THEY ARE CELEBRATING TOO