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Chicago Ridge Gas Station Sells Winning $100,000 Lottery Ticket

Chicago Ridge gas station sells winning Oct. 25 Lucky Day Lotto ticket that matched all five numbers in evening drawing.

CHICAGO RIDGE, IL -- Add this Chicago Ridge gas station to the list of lucky places to buy a lottery ticket. Thornton’s, 10559 S. Harlem Ave., sold a winning $100,000 Lucky Day Lotto ticket. If you bought a ticket there for the Wednesday evening drawing, you may want to check it right away.

The winning Quick Pick ticket matched all five numbers -- 08 - 23 - 37 - 39 - 44 -- to win a $100,000 prize in in the Wednesday, October 25, evening drawing. The retailer will receive a bonus of $1,000, or one percent of the prize amount, for selling the winning ticket.

The Illinois Lottery urges the lucky winner to immediately sign the back of the ticket and keep it in a safe place until they visit one of the Lottery’s five Prize Centers in Chicago, Des Plaines, Rockford, Springfield or Fairview Heights. Winners have one year from the original drawing date to claim their prize.

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More than 10,900 players won prizes ranging from $1 to $200 in this Lucky Day Lotto drawing. Lucky Day Lotto drawings are twice a day, seven days a week. For more information, please visit the Illinois Lottery.

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