A Moweaqua resident has hit it big on an Illinois Lottery scratch-off ticket. Alvin Butler won half a million dollars on a a scratch-off he bought at Raiders Marathon in Moweaqua.
Butler says he is going to pay bills with the money, and he says it will feel great to be out of debt. Raiders Marathon will receive $5,000 for selling the winning ticket. The $500,000 top prize is one of three available through the scratch-off game Butler played.