Convenience stores across the Regional Media listening area are going to be crowded and busy today and potentially, the rest of the week depending on how tonight’s Mega Millions Lottery drawing goes. The prize in the Mega Millions Lottery is up to $1.1 Billion Dollars. If won, it would be the fourth largest Mega Millions Jackpot and the sixth largest lottery jackpot won in U.S. history. There are over 7,000 Lottery retailers in the state of Illinois, with plenty of them located in the Tri-Counties. If you find yourself in a lengthy line to pay for your gas, soda and other convenience store items, it’s probably because many are in the store just to get their hands on a chance at $1.1 Billion dollars.
Then again, there always smaller prizes to claim as well. If you don’t hit all of the numbers you may still be in luck. Mega Millions players in Illinois have claimed over 2.37 million winning tickets totaling more than $17.7 million in prizes. That includes four players in Illinois who won a million dollar prize for guessing nearly all of the Mega Millions numbers. That brings us to our title question: What would you do with $1.1 Billion dollars? Drop your answer in the comments and tune in Wednesday morning to Wake Up Tri-Counties with Sean for more on the $1.1 Billion dollar Mega Millions drawing tonight. If no one wins, the grand prize will increase for the next Mega Millions drawing on Friday.