$11M lottery ticket sold in Bloomington

$11 million. \nThat's enough to pay instate tuition for 1,652 students. Instead, it's being given away to one lucky Bloomington-area resident. \nThe only problem? No one knows who it is yet.\nAn unclaimed $11 million Quick Pick lottery ticket was sold Friday at the Bloomington Quizno's/Marathon gas station at 701 N. College Ave., said manager and owner Leann Wall. \nHoosier Lottery public relations representative Andrew Reed said the winning ticket was purchased at a store in the Bloomington area, but he could not confirm whether it was purchased at the College Avenue gas station.\n"She hasn't claimed it yet, so you can't know who it is," Wall said Tuesday. "I don't know who it is. Until she claims it, we can't do anything."\nIU senior and Indiana Daily Student staff member Chris Jesse said he was at the gas station Monday night and said the clerk behind the counter was "excited, sharing his news with customers who walked into the store" regarding the lottery ticket.\nThe clerk told Jesse the winner came in to check her numbers not knowing whether she had won or not, he said.\nAs of Tuesday afternoon, the winner had not yet come forward, Reed said.\nThe winning numbers released by the Hoosier Lottery on Saturday were 28, 32, 41, 42, 46, 48, Reed said.\nThe winner has 180 days to claim the ticket by taking it to Hoosier Lottery headquarters in Indianapolis along with identification, Reed said.\n"It's nothing unusual for someone to take several days before they can come in and claim a prize," he said.\nReed encouraged lottery players to check their tickets from the Sept. 16 drawing. He advised the winner to talk to an attorney or financial planner before coming to Indianapolis to claim the prize.\nCustomers at the gas station Tuesday night were surprised about a big lottery winner at the local level.\n"It's pretty random that it's from Bloomington of all places because it's little old Bloomington," said IU junior Marisa Pepelea. "I wonder if it was a student or teacher. If it was a student, that'd be awesome."\nBloomington resident Terry Stultz, 51, said he plays the lottery every once in a while "just in case."\n"You can't win if you don't play," he said. "How many times has a big ticket like that been purchased in Bloomington? Probably not many. It's pretty neat"