$100K Lottery Ticket Sold At Lemont Store

LEMONT, IL — While the big Powerball winner may not have been from Lemont, one lucky winner did win $100,000 after purchasing a ticket from Lemont Liquors, 1128 State St., in Lemont, according to Illinois Lottery.

The winner won $100,000 after matching four numbers and the Powerball, plus the game's Power Play feature, in Saturday's drawing.

Illinois Lottery said the two Powerball player winners were from Missouri and Texas, and matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s historic drawing to share the record-setting $1.787 billion jackpot.

The winning numbers for the game’s second-largest jackpot were: 11-23-44-61-62 and the Powerball 17.

The Powerball roll began on June 2, and in that time, nearly 1.7 million winning tickets have been sold, and over $20 million in prizes were won by Illinois Lottery players.

Each Powerball ticket sold is a win for the retailers, as they receive commission on every ticket sold – and a selling bonus of 1 percent of the prize amount on any winning tickets, Illinois Lottery said.

It’s also a big win for education in Illinois. During this Powerball jackpot run (June 2 to Sept. 6), with nearly $93 million in total ticket sales, the Illinois Lottery will be able to return over $37 million to the Common School Fund to support K-12 education across the State, according to a release.

Winners have one year from the draw date to claim their prize. The Illinois Lottery encourages all lucky winners to sign the back of their ticket and store it in a safe place until they are ready to claim their prize.