{"id":898,"date":"2026-08-15T00:25:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/15\/manager-of-store-that-sold-1-billion-powerball-ticket-says-hes-not-the-winner-sadly-it-wasnt-me\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T00:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:25:40","slug":"manager-of-store-that-sold-1-billion-powerball-ticket-says-hes-not-the-winner-sadly-it-wasnt-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/15\/manager-of-store-that-sold-1-billion-powerball-ticket-says-hes-not-the-winner-sadly-it-wasnt-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Manager of Store That Sold $1 Billion Powerball Ticket Says He\u2019s Not the Winner: \u2018Sadly, It Wasn\u2019t Me\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manager Jon Marshall said he first heard the news around 3 a.m. on Thuresday<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/m4997Cmh6SXJBnGD_iVzOIJhLxg=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/Jon-Marshall-081426-91d1eb1fa6514c8cb1d530e460d6e39d.jpg\" alt=\"Jon MarshallCredit: Illinois Lottery\" title=\"Jon Marshall\" \/><figcaption><i>Jon Marshall<br \/>Credit: Illinois Lottery<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The winning $1.04 billion Powerball ticket was sold at a Hy-Vee Fast &amp; Fresh in Quincy, Illinois<\/li>\n<li>The store\u2019s manager bought his own ticket there, and though he didn\u2019t win, the store will receive a large bonus for selling the winning ticket<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI hope it\u2019s someone from Quincy \u2014 the winner will now be the richest person in town,\u201d said Jon Marshall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A local Illinois store is stepping into the spotlight after selling the ticket that won the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Jon Marshall learned the 36th Street Hy-Vee Fast &amp; Fresh in Quincy sold the winning ticket around 3 a.m. local time on Thursday, Aug. 13, he told officials with the <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoislottery.com\/illinois-lottery\/press-and-media-center\/press-release\/2026\/8\/quincy-retailer-reacts-to-selling-1-04-billion-powerball-jackpot-winning-ticket\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null\">Illinois Lottery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That revelation was followed by another thought: he had also bought a Powerball ticket from teh store. \u201cI then went to the kitchen to grab my ticket,\u201d Marshall said, then added with a laugh, adding, \u201csadly, it wasn\u2019t me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, speaking with local station <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgem.com\/2026\/08\/13\/winning-powerball-ticket-sold-quincy\/https:\/\/www.wgem.com\/2026\/08\/13\/winning-powerball-ticket-sold-quincy\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow\">WGEM<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgem.com\/2026\/08\/13\/winning-powerball-ticket-sold-quincy\/https:\/\/www.wgem.com\/2026\/08\/13\/winning-powerball-ticket-sold-quincy\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow\">-TV<\/a>, the manager said that every regular he\u2019s talked to insists they didn\u2019t win either.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll my regulars are coming in saying \u2018Not me, not me not me,\u2019 \u201d he says, joking that they\u2019re all \u201cjust sort of narrowing down [options] in our head on who we haven\u2019t seen yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/qTFzTwHVdnXXaB7pdP9j9DHWHho=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/Powerball-tickets-Illinois-081326-819f7e1804e44cc4a89f89f8d6f8b254.jpg\" alt=\"Powerball ticketsCredit: Scott Olson\/Getty\" title=\"Powerball and Lotto tickets displayed in a holder\" \/><figcaption><i>Powerball tickets<br \/>Credit: Scott Olson\/Getty<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though he didn\u2019t personally win the jackpot, there\u2019s still a prize headed his way.<\/p>\n<p>The Hy-Vee Fast &amp; Fresh will receive a $500,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, which is an exciting turn of events for both the store and the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to know that a life-changing Powerball ticket was purchased at our Hy-Vee location, and we couldn\u2019t be happier for whoever the lucky winner may be,\u201d Marshall told lottery officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope it\u2019s someone from Quincy,\u201d Marshall added, quipping that if so, \u201cthe winner will now be the richest person in town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\">PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p>The massive jackpot \u2014 secured by matching white balls 4, 26, 66, 67, 69 and red Powerball 9 \u2014 was the eighth largest lottery prize in history, and the second largest in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Powerball winner can either claim a lump sum payment of $450.5 million or receive the full amount in regular payments.<\/p>\n<p>The winner has a year from the date of the drawing to come forward, but due to state law, we may never know the identify of the lucky ticket holder as lottery winners in Illinois are allowed to remain anonymous when accepting prizes over $250,000.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling with a gambling problem, please contact the National Problem Gambling Helpline Network at 1-800-522-4700 or go to <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/gamtalk.org\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/gamtalk.org\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>gamtalk.org<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manager Jon Marshall said he first heard the news around 3 a.m. on Thuresday Jon MarshallCredit: Illinois Lottery NEED TO KNOW The winning $1.04 billion Powerball ticket was sold at a Hy-Vee Fast &amp; Fresh in Quincy, Illinois The store\u2019s manager bought his own ticket there, and though he didn\u2019t win, the store will receive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}