Caseyville man wins $1 million playing lottery

For the second time in a week, lottery officials have announced that a metro-east resident has won a big prize.

James Norris, of Caseyville won $1 million after scratching off a Wild 10s ticket with a nickel, according to lottery officials.

The ticket was purchased at Brett’s Caytown Convenience Store at 605 S. Main St. in Caseyville.

“When I saw that I won $1 million I was shocked,” Norris said. “I guess I never expected to win such a big prize.”

Norris said he plans to use part of the money to pay tuition to study law enforcement. He’ll use the rest to buy a car for himself and one for his mother, pay off bills and to invest.

Earlier this week, lottery officials announced that a winning lottery ticket worth $600,000 was sold at the Bethalto Farm Fresh store.

The ticket, with numbers 01,02,03,06 and 30, was sold for the May 24th lottery drawing.

This story was originally published May 29, 2015 at 11:48 AM with the headline "Caseyville man wins $1 million playing lottery."