Northbrook 7-Eleven Sells Winning $1M Lottery Ticket

GLENVIEW, IL—A Glenview man originally from Korea is $600,000 richer after buying a winning Illinois Lottery instant game card from a Northbrook store.

Young Shin, 60, who has lived with his family in Glenview for the past 15 years, was a $1-million winner in the $300,000,000 Cash Spectacular. He opted for the one-time payment of $600,000, though. 

Shin purchased the ticket at 7-Eleven, 1512 Shermer Road. For selling the winning ticket, the convenient store's owner receives a $10,000 bonus, 1 percent of the prize amount, according to the lottery's release.  

After scratching off the winning ticket, Shin, who plans to use the money to pay off his mortgage, drove to his wife's workplace to show her their good fortune.

“I showed her the winning ticket and then we called our son and daughter and they came right over,” Shin stated in a release from the lottery.  “It was the longest group hug ever!”

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