Monday, February 4, 2013
Marathon, 1910 Roosevelt Rd. in Wheaton, sells winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket.
A customer who bought a Lucky Day Lotto ticket at Marathon in Wheaton will be $325,000 richer when they claim their winnings from Saturday's drawing. Marathon, 1910 E. Roosevelt Rd. in Wheaton, sold the winning ticket, according to a press release. The winner, who has yet to come forward, purchased their winning ticket and matched all five numbers—02 - 13 - 15 - 24 - 35—in the Feb. 2 drawing. Like Wheaton Patch on Facebook The store will receive a $3,250 bonus, 1 percent of the jackpot amount, for selling a winning ticket, according to the release. Jackpots for Lucky Day Lotto start at $100,000. Drawings are seven days a week with over 35,000 winners every day, or more than 200,000 winners in Illinois every week. The Lucky Day Lotto …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
A jackpot of $550 million was up for grabs to one lucky winner of the Powerball Lottery drawing.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
ABC News reported that lottery officials expected to sell more than 105,000 tickets every minute before the drawing. Despite the long odds for the big jackpot, the overall odds of winning a prize are considerably better at 1 in 55. Since the last drawing on Nov. 24, the Powerball jackpot has grown by more than $100 million to a record $550 million. The estimated cash payout is $360.2 million. The last set of winning numbers was drawn on Oct. 16. What would you do with $550 million? Let us know in the comments.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Robert Kolbe of Wheaton wins $250,000 in Nov. 16 Mega Millions drawing.
Robert Kolbe of Wheaton won in the Illinois Mega Millions drawing earlier this month, collecting $250,000 from the Nov. 16 drawing. Kolbe said in a statement he plays a few dollars a week and has won $150 numerous times, but this is his first big win. He matched the first five numbers—05, 24, 26, 29, 53, according to a press release. "When I saw that I won, I had to check my ticket again and again to make sure it was indeed a winner. I like to check my tickets online because it's coming straight from the Lottery and narrows the margin of error, so I knew for sure I was a winner," he said. Let Patch save you time. Get stories delivered to your inbox—sign up for our email newsletter. Fast signup here. You can also like us on Facebook. …
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12:35 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Congrats dude! more ›