$14.6M Jackpot Won in East St. Louis—Winner Still Unknown

Someone just had the luckiest day of their life in one of Illinois' most unexpected places - East St. Louis. A mystery person is now more than $14 million dollars richer, but doesn't seem to know it yet.

Here's what we know - the Illinois Lottery has confirmed a $14.6 million dollar ticket was sold at this East St. Louis convenience store

This is the Gas Mart at 306 E Broadway in East St. Louis, Illinois. On Monday, August 25, 2025, someone bought a lotto ticket there which the Illinois Lottery says is now worth $14.6 million dollars, but they also add that it is now unclaimed.

If those numbers look familiar and you recognize that East St. Louis convenience store, you might want to sit down before you faint.

What would $14.6 million dollars in the Illinois Lottery equal after taxes?

That depends on your tax bracket, but the Illinois Lottery has a winners handbook. They say winnings are paid out as an annuity with taxes automatically withdrawn. Even with the tax man's hands in your pocket, you would still be filthy stinking rich. Trying to figure out taxes for that amount would be a nice problem to have, am I right?