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$1 Million Winning Lotto Ticket Sold In Oak Forest Still Unclaimed
Someone is sitting on a ticket worth a nice bit of cash from an April 13 Lotto drawing.
OAK FOREST, IL — Someone either hasn't checked their ticket, or missed the memo they're about to have a nice, little extra chunk of change.
The owner of a $1 million winning Lotto ticket sold at a gas station in Oak Forest has not yet come forward, according to the Illinois Lottery website.
The ticket was sold April 13 at BP, 5548 W. 159th St. The winning ticket matched all six numbers, 25-27-28-36-38-44, in the Lotto Million 1 drawing.
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The unclaimed prize is one of several, according to the website. Two Mega Millions tickets and two Lucky Day Lotto tickets also have yet to be claimed.
Five prizes from the Jackpot and Daily Game list worth at least $100,000 are also still available. Winners have until one year from the draw date to claim their prize, at which point any unclaimed funds are poured into the state’s Common School Fund.
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