Where's the store in Illinois that sold the $1 billion Powerball ticket?

A winning Powerball ticket worth over $1 billion was sold on Wednesday, August 12, in Quincy, Illinois, and matched all six numbers drawn in the lottery. The ticket was purchased at a store located at 310 N. 36th St., sparking widespread attention among customers, employees, and media outlets. According to the New York Post, the store is Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh. A spokesperson for the Illinois Lottery confirmed there was a single winner of the top prize. The winning combination included the numbers 4, 26, 66, 67, and 69, with the red Powerball number being 9. The ticket matched all the required numbers to win the jackpot. The store manager, Jon Marshall, learned around 3 p.m. on Thursday that his location had sold the winning ticket. He verified the information on the Illinois Lottery website and checked that the ticket he himself had bought was not the winning one. The news changed the routine of the business in the following hours. Customers began coming in to check their own tickets and speculate about the identity of the person who won the prize. The store received calls from various journalists while becoming the chosen place to seek information about the person who purchased the winning ticket. Marshall expressed hope that the winner would be someone from Quincy. He told the New York Post that the future winner could become the richest person in the city. Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh will receive a bonus of $500,000 for selling the winning ticket. This payment goes directly to the store and is separate from the prize the ticket holder will receive. The winner has one year to claim the prize, according to reports. The person has yet to publicly appear and can take time to organize their affairs before starting the process. There is an option for the winner to receive $450 million in cash before taxes. Local media reported that the winner has 60 days to choose this lump-sum payment. The difference between the two amounts is due to the method selected. The $1.04 billion figure corresponds to the value of the prize distributed through payments, while the cash option represents a smaller sum paid immediately. In terms of taxation, Muddy River News reported that federal withholding and the corresponding state tax from Illinois would apply to the cash payout. The jackpot won in Quincy is the largest Powerball prize won in 2026 and ranks eighth among the largest prizes in the game’s history, according to specialists cited by the media. For Illinois, it represents the second-largest lottery prize ever won in the state. The store where the ticket was sold has become a point of interest, with visitors and media seeking updates on the winner's identity and potential impact on the community. The store continues to operate normally, though the incident has brought increased visibility to the location.