Winning Lotto Ticket Worth $162,500 Sold in Willowbrook

The winning ticket for Friday's Lucky Day Lotto was sold at the Speedway gas station at 9059 S. Kingery Hwy.

By Joe O'Donnell A winning lottery ticket worth $162,500 was sold Friday at a gas station in Willowbrook. In a release sent out Monday morning, Illinois Lottery announced that a Lucky Day Lotto ticket purchased at Speedway, 9059 S. Kingery Hwy., had all five winning numbers from Friday night's drawing. Those winning numbers were 03-06-19-33-35, the release said. The numbers were selected automatically via the Quick Pick option.  The winning ticket-buyer has yet to come forward.  The Speedway store will receive $1,625, 1 percent of the jackpot amount, for selling a winning ticket. People in the area have gotten lucky before:

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1. $5.75M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in Darien Someone is $5.75 million richer after buying a winning lottery ticket at the Minuteman Citgo in Darien—but we don’t know who yet. Once a winner comes forward, lottery officials have to verify all the information before releasing the name. 2. Firefighter Injured Battling Woodmere Garage Fire A firefighter slipped and fell on ice, injuring his shoulder while combating a blaze in a Woodmere townhouse in Darien, fire officials from the Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District said. No one was injured by the fire, however, including one person who was home when the fire broke out in the garage. Officials described it as a “major fire” and are still investigating the cause. 3. Hearing Delayed …

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$5.75M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in Darien

The Minuteman Citgo on Plainfield Road sold the winning ticket from Wednesday's Illinois Lottery drawing.

Check your lottery tickets, folks: Someone in Darien could be $5.75 million richer this morning.  The Minuteman Citgo on Plainfield Road in Darien sold a lottery ticket that matches all six of the winning numbers from Wednesday night’s drawing, the Illinois Lottery said. Those numbers are: 02 - 04 - 12 - 16 - 34 – 44  A winner has not yet come forward to claim the prize, Illinois Lottery spokeswoman Madonna Duncan said. The winner needs to sign the back of the ticket and bring it to an official Prize Center. Along with the ticket, the winner should also bring a photo ID and a means of verifying his or her social security number. A full list of claim stations can be found on the Illinois Lottery website. After lottery officials verify it's …

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