VILLA PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A grandmother won $3 million from a scratch-off ticket she bought at a local gas station, Illinois Lottery said.

The winner chose to hide her identity, and asked to be called "Happy Grandma."

"I usually buy the Crossword scratch-off, but something told me to try something different this time," said Happy Grandma.

She purchased a $30 Super Bonus scratch-off ticket at the BP Gas Station at 1 West St. Charles Road in Villa Park.

"It felt like divine intervention," she said.

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She revealed the $3 million prize when she got home.

"At first, I thought I'd just won my money back," she recalled. "But as I scratched more, I realized I had won the jackpot!"

For selling the winning ticket, the BP Gas Stat

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