JUSTICE, Ill. - An Illinois Lottery player who hadn’t bought a ticket in a while is now $1 million richer after hitting it big in Chicago's southwest suburbs.

What we know:

The winner, who chose to stay anonymous under the nickname Rainy Day Fund, bought the ticket at the Citgo gas station at 8755 W. 79th Street in Justice.

The ticket matched all six Lotto Million 1 numbers in the July 10 drawing, earning them a $1 million prize.

"I play the lottery once in a while when I have extra cash," the winner said. "I hadn’t played in a while, but the jackpot was nearly $12 million, so after filling up my gas tank, I decided to buy $10 worth of Lotto tickets with the Extra Shot add-on."

The winner recalled the moment they learned they hit it big.

"I found out the next day at work that someo

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