Chicago Lottery Player Wins $1 Million on a Lotto Million 1 Ticket Sold at West Beverly’s Armanetti Town Beverage Mart, Prompting a $10,000 Store Bonus
CHICAGO, IL — An Illinois Lottery ticket sold in Chicago’s West Beverly neighborhood has turned into a $1 million prize for one lucky player. The winning entry matched all six numbers in Saturday’s Lotto Million 1 drawing, making it the game’s top prize and giving the neighborhood store that sold it a major windfall of its own.
The ticket came from Armanetti Town Beverage Mart at 10000 S. Western Ave., according to the Illinois Lottery. Store owner Chirag Patel said he was stunned when he got the news and noted that his business has sold winning tickets before, but never one for this amount.
Winning numbers lined up in Saturday’s Lotto Million 1 drawing
The Illinois Lottery said the winning numbers were 15, 19, 26, 29, 39 and 49. Matching every number in a draw game is what delivered the $1 million payout, and it instantly put one Chicago-area ticket above every other entry in the drawing.
For players, that kind of win is the result every lottery ticket is chasing, but the odds are always part of the story. Here, the exact match made the difference between an ordinary play and a life-changing prize.
The lottery did not identify the winner, and the ticket remains unclaimed. For now, the only certainty is that the numbers came from a Saturday drawing that produced a single jackpot-level winner in the city.
A West Beverly store with a track record now has its biggest sale yet
Patel said his store has sold many winning lottery tickets over the years, but this one stands apart. In an Illinois Lottery news release, he said his manager called to tell him about the prize, and he described being shocked by the size of the win.
He has owned the store for 11 years and said he hopes the winner is one of the regular customers who stop in often. That reaction reflects how neighborhood retailers often become part of a winner’s story, especially when a ticket sold on an ordinary stop changes into a headline-making payout.
Armanetti Town Beverage Mart now joins a short list of stores that can claim the biggest prize sold there. The Illinois Lottery’s recognition of the shop adds another layer to the moment, since the business also benefits financially from the winning sale.
The store will get a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket
Along with the player’s $1 million prize, the retailer is set to receive a $10,000 selling bonus from the Illinois Lottery. That bonus equals 1% of the total prize amount and is awarded to the store that sold the winning ticket.
For local retailers, the bonus can be a meaningful boost and a point of pride. It rewards the store for being the place where a major winning ticket was purchased and gives the business a share in the celebration that follows.
In this case, the bonus also underscores how large the prize was. A $10,000 store award signals that the ticket was not just a routine winner, but one that hit the upper end of the lottery’s payout structure.
The winner has a year to claim the prize and should sign the ticket
The Illinois Lottery says the winner has one year from the drawing date to claim the prize. Until then, officials encourage the holder to sign the back of the ticket and store it somewhere safe, which helps protect the claim if the ticket is lost or misplaced.
That guidance is especially important after a big win, when the ticket itself becomes a valuable document. A signed and carefully stored ticket can help make the eventual claim process smoother once the winner is ready to come forward.
For now, the identity of the lucky player remains private, and the clock has already started. The prize can still be claimed only through the lottery’s standard process before the deadline runs out.
A neighborhood convenience stop suddenly becomes part of a million-dollar story
Armanetti Town Beverage Mart sits in a familiar part of the South Side, but the winning ticket has given it a statewide spotlight. A regular convenience stop is now tied to a million-dollar result that came from a Saturday drawing and a single slip of paper.
Lottery stories often begin in everyday places, and this one is a reminder of how quickly routine errands can turn memorable. A player buying a ticket in West Beverly, a store owner answering a morning phone call, and a winning number set all came together in one unexpected moment.
What happens next depends on the winner, but the store has already secured its share of the payout and a place in the Illinois Lottery’s latest success story.
The winner has a year to claim the prize and should sign the ticket
The Illinois Lottery says the winner has one year from the drawing date to claim the prize. Until then, officials encourage the holder to sign the back of the ticket and store it somewhere safe, which helps protect the claim if the ticket is lost or misplaced.
That guidance is especially important after a big win, when the ticket itself becomes a valuable document. A signed and carefully stored ticket can help make the eventual claim process smoother once the winner is ready to come forward.
For now, the identity of the lucky player remains private, and the clock has already started. The prize can still be claimed only through the lottery’s standard process before the deadline runs out.
A neighborhood convenience stop suddenly becomes part of a million-dollar story
Armanetti Town Beverage Mart sits in a familiar part of the South Side, but the winning ticket has given it a statewide spotlight. A regular convenience stop is now tied to a million-dollar result that came from a Saturday drawing and a single slip of paper.
Lottery stories often begin in everyday places, and this one is a reminder of how quickly routine errands can turn memorable. A player buying a ticket in West Beverly, a store owner answering a morning phone call, and a winning number set all came together in one unexpected moment.
What happens next depends on the winner, but the store has already secured its share of the payout and a place in the Illinois Lottery’s latest success story.
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