Illinois lottery player wins $1M using numbers to honor late wife
CHICAGO — A man in Illinois has won $1 million after purchasing a lottery ticket using numbers to honor his late wife.
The winning ticket was bought for the May 20 drawing at a BP gas station in Wadsworth, a town 45 miles north of Chicago.
The man, along with his adult kids, split the purchase of the ticket. It matched all six numbers in the Lotto Million 1 drawing to score the $1 million jackpot.
The winning numbers were: 2-8-10-18-22-28.
“Our family likes to play the same numbers in various Lottery games from time to time, and the numbers are very near and dear to our hearts,” explained the daughter. “Since our mom passed away, we include numbers related to her that hold significant meaning for all of us.”
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For selling the winning ticket, the gas station will receive a bonus of one percent of the prize amount, or $10,000.
“I actually saw a news story that a ticket was won nearby. So when my dad called me that night and said ‘I have big news – guess what?’ I rained on his parade when I said ‘We won a million dollars?’ He hadn’t seen the article yet,” the daughter laughed. “Everyone is really excited, but nobody is more excited than my dad!”
The family has requested to remain anonymous.
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