Lotto player wins $600K in online game
CHICAGO — A Lucky Day Lotto player is no doubt having a sweeter Valentine's Day after winning a $600,000 jackpot in the online game earlier this week.
The unnamed player matched all five numbers in the Wednesday evening drawing, winning the jackpot from the 17,000 tickets that were purchased, the Illinois Lottery said in a release. The winning numbers were 5-19-31-35-38.
Lucky Day Lotto is an Illinois-only game with twice daily drawings at 12:40 p.m. and 9:22 p.m. Tickets for the game can be purchased in stores, online at IllinoisLottery.com, or on the Illinois Lottery app.
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More than one million winning Lucky Day Lotto tickets have been sold this year, netting players more than $7.9 million in prizes, the release said.
The Illinois Lottery was founded in 1974. Since last year, proceeds go to the state's Common School Fund and other causes as directed by statute. The Illinois Lottery website details how the money is used.
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