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One ticket, one gas station, $1 billion: Powerball’s drought ends in Illinois

One ticket, one gas station, $1 billion: Powerball’s drought ends in IllinoisWorldPing

A single ticket sold at a Hy-Vee gas station in Quincy, Illinois won the $1.04 billion jackpot, ending Powerball's three-month drought.

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