Carpentersville, Illinois liquor store sells $3 million scratch-off l…

This might be your sign to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket in Illinois.

A liquor store in the Northwestern suburb of Carpentersville recently sold a $3 million scratch-off lotto ticket, a release from the Illinois Lottery said.

The jackpot-winning ticket — a $30 Titanium Black 7s Instant Ticket — was sold at Shar’s Armanetti Fine Wines & Spirits, located at 222 W. Main Street in Carpentersville, the release confirmed.

According to lottery officials, its the second time in three years the liquor store has sold a multi-million dollar winning lotto ticket.

“We must be a lucky location for Lottery players,” sore owner Dhiren Patel said in the release. “Three years ago, in March of 2020, we had a $6 million Instant Ticket winner. It was during COVID, so business was quiet and sadly, we didn’t get to celebrate that win with the customer – so this is an especially exciting win for our store!”

Patel says the most recent winner is a store regular, who…