$600,000 Lotto Jackpot Includes New Lenox Winner

NEW LENOX, IL - A bowling alley in New Lenox and a gas station in Lyons both sold winning lottery tickets during Thursday's midday drawing of the Lucky Day Lotto, which was a $600,000 jackpot. Illinois lottery officials say the New Lenox winner was sold at Laraway Lanes, 1009 W. Laraway Road. The other winner came from the Quik Mart on 47th Street in Lyons.

Both tickets matched all five numbers: 14, 24, 28, 39 and 43, the lottery said.

"The two lucky winners will split the $600,000 jackpot, resulting in a $300,000 prize for each," lottery officials said in a press release.

It's good news for the businesses that sold the tickets.

New Lenox's Laraway Lanes and the Quik Mart in Lyons will each receive a bonus of $3,000, which is 1 percent of the prize amount, for selling one of the winning tickets, lottery officials said.

Lucky Day Lotto drawings happen twice a day, seven days a week, the lottery said.

Image via John Ferak/New Lenox Patch