Illinois person wins billion-dollar Powerball Jackpot

One lucky ticket sold in Illinois is the big winner of Wednesday night’s billion-dollar Powerball jackpot.

It was bought at a gas station in Quincy, on the far western edge of the state.

Ticket sales pushed that jackpot to $1.4 billion, the 8th largest in Powerball history.

The winner can take the lump sum payment of $450.5 million.

Four tickets sold in Arizona, California, Florida and North Carolina matched all five white balls to win $1 million.

The Powerball now goes back to $20 million for Saturday’s drawing.