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Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Liquor Store In Crete
The lucky winner of Wednesday's midday Illinois Lottery drawing bought the ticket at Crete Liquors on Steger Road.
CRETE, IL — The winning Illinois Lottery Lucky Day lotto ticket for the midday drawing held on Wednesday, April 22 was sold at a liquor store in Crete. Lottery officials said Thursday the winning ticket, worth $400,000, was purchased at Crete Liquors, 940 E. Steger Road. That's near Cottage Grove Avenue and a little west of 394.
The winning ticket matched all five numbers drawn that afternoon: 08, 13, 19, 21, 23. The $400,000 amount is the prize jackpot, and Crete Liquors gets $4,000 for selling the ticket.
Whoever won should sign the back of the ticket and keep it in a safe place until they can call 1-800-252-1775 to begin to make a claim. Guidelines for mailing in claims are available on the Illinois Lottery’s website in the Winning section of the page, officials said.
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More than 14,700 other prizes, ranging from $1 to $200, were won in this Lucky Day Lotto drawing, officials said.
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