00:00Imagine buying a $2 Powerball ticket and suddenly becoming a billionaire, but nobody knows who you are.
00:09A single ticket sold at a Hy-Vee gas station in Quincy, Illinois, matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's
00:17Powerball drawing,
00:18winning an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot, the eighth largest in Powerball history.
00:26The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69, and Powerball, 9.
00:35The winner can take the full jackpot through annual payments over 29 years or choose a $450.5 million lump
00:45sum before taxes.
00:46But here's where things get interesting.
00:48The gas station's manager, John Marshall, says they may eventually figure out who the winner is because so many customers
00:57are local regulars.
00:58He even compared it to a murder mystery.
01:01The store itself will also receive a $500,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
01:07As of now, the winner has not been publicly identified and can request anonymity under Illinois law.
01:14The ticket holder has up to one year to claim the prize.
01:18And feel free to visit my shop through the link in my bio.
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