The winner purchased a Lucky Day Lotto ticket for Sunday's evening drawing at the BP gas station at 1215 Lee Street in Des Plaines.

Illinois lottery player wins $1.5 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot with a ticket bought at a BP gas station in Des Plaines.

A $1.45 million Lucky Day Lotto ticket was sold over the weekend in Des Plaines, Illinois Lottery officials said Tuesday. “I’m almost too excited to think straight,” Febin Thomas, owner of the

Febin Thomas, owner of a BP gas station in Des Plaines (center), takes a celebratory photo with employees, Abdul Gaffar (left) and Muneeb Ahmed (right) after finding out they sold a $1.45 million winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket.

An Illinois Lottery player won $1.45 million off a Lucky Day Lotto ticket bought at a gas station in Des Plaines. The winning ticket was purchased at the BP gas station, located at 1215 Lee Street, for Sunday evening’s drawing .