$75K Prize Off Winning Ultimate Crossword Ticket Bought By Joliet Guy

JOLIET, IL — A Joliet man hit it big with a $75,000 prize off an Ultimate Crossword ticket, according to the Illinois Lottery.

“I know someone who won a $750,000 top prize on this game, so I thought I should try a ticket. I can’t believe I won a big prize too!” Larry Seeman said when he presented his winning ticket at the Illinois Lottery Prize Center in Des Plaines, according to a press release.

Seeman, 47, plans to bank his prize, the release said.

Seeman, a Joliet resident for the last 20 years, reportedly bought his winning Ultimate Crossword ticket at Scott Mart on Scott Street in Joliet. Scott Mart was awarded $750 — one percent — of the prize amount, for selling the winning ticket.

Larry Seeman holds his $75,000 winning ticket | image via Illinois Lottery