A three-month drought in the Mega Millions lottery ended this week when someone in Illinois purchased a winning ticket online and will now collect more than half a billion dollars. The individual, who has not been named, bought the ticket on the lottery’s website — making them the biggest winner to date to purchase a ticket away from a physical location. #JUSTIN Winning $552M Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Illinois https://t.co/G51QrsuPCZ — WGN TV News (@WGNNews) June 5, 2024 The drawing also ended a drought for the lottery, as Mega Millions had not produced a winner since March. The wi…