CHICAGO, May 12, 2023 – An Illinois iLottery player from Sangamon County just claimed some serious prize money - $1,100,000 - after playing Lucky Day Lotto online. The winner matched all five numbers for the April 30 midday drawing to hit the jackpot and become the latest Lucky Day Lotto millionaire. “I absolutely couldn’t believe it, and subconsciously, I still don’t believe that I won,” said the lucky winner, who chose to remain anonymous. “Like everyone else, I play the lottery hoping to win a big jackpot, but when it actually happens to you, it’s pretty surreal.” When asked who was the first person that he told, the newly-minted millionaire chuckled and said, “my wife.” “When I called my wife at work and told her that I won a million dollars playing the lottery, she said ‘I don’t have time for this, stop joking around’ and was about to hang up the phone, so I took a screenshot of the message
Continue Reading