Indiana resident Kathleen Burney visits her younger brother in Chicago more often than she visits anyone else. “Out of eight siblings my baby brother and I are the closest, which is why I visit him often. I never imagined this visit would turn into a million dollar celebration!” she said after winning $1,000,000 playing an Illinois Lottery $3,000,000 Cash Jackpot instant ticket.

Burney and her brother were shopping when she decided to try her luck and buy a $3,000,000 Cash Jackpot instant lottery ticket. While in the car on the ride home, she used a penny to scratch the ticket. “I couldn’t stop screaming when I saw the three pineapple symbols with the $1 million number next to it. My brother had to hit the brakes!” she said excitedly. Burney didn’t mind extending her visit by a few days in order to present her winning ticket at the Illinois Lottery Prize Center in Chicago.

An occasional lottery player, Burney, 64, bought her winning ticket at 7- Eleven, 6801 North Western Avenue, in Chicago. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus, equal to 1 percent of the prize amount, for selling the winning ticket.