Dreams Come True for Villa Park Lottery Winner

​Villa Park, IL - A Villa Park man who bought a winning ticket in the March 3 Lucky Day Lotto drawing took a couple of months to let his big win sink in.

Harry Noehrenberg's ticket matched all five numbers to earn him $750,000, according to the Illinois Lottery.

“I certainly didn’t expect to win a prize like this! I’m speechless," he said in a statement. "It’s a dream come true."

Noehrenberg bought his winning ticket at Ardmore Station Liquors, 332 South Ardmore Avenue in Villa Park. After the drawing, he returned to the store to check his ticket and learned of his winnings.

“I couldn’t believe it! I let it sink in for a couple of months before I took my ticket to the Lottery Prize Center in Des Plaines.”

The 10-year resident of Villa Park plans to pay bills and to invest, according to the Illinois Lottery.

Ardmore Station Liquors received a bonus of $7,500, or 1 percent of the prize amount, for selling a winning ticket.

Two winning tickets shared the $1.5 million jackpot prize in the March 3 Lucky Day Lotto drawing. The other $750,000 winning ticket, also a Quick Pick, was purchased at Jewel Food Store, 8801 Ridgeland Avenue in Oak Lawn.

More than 35,000 players won prizes ranging from $1 to $200 in this drawing. For more information, visit illinoislottery.com.