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Winning $1 Million Lucky Day Lotto Ticket Sold In Bridgeview

If you bought a Lucky Day lotto ticket for Thursday's drawing at Circle K in Bridgeview, you may want to check your ticket right away.

Circle K, 7050 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview, sold the winning $1 million Lucky Day Lotto drawing on Jan. 13.
Circle K, 7050 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview, sold the winning $1 million Lucky Day Lotto drawing on Jan. 13. (Illinois Lottery)

BRIDGEVIEW, IL — A $1 million winning lotto ticket was sold at a Bridgeview gas station for Thursday night’s drawing. If you bought your Lucky Day Lotto ticket in Bridgeview, you may want to check it right away.

Circle K gas station, 7050 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview, sold a $1 million winner. The winning ticket matched all five numbers, 2-5-6-10-13, to win the jackpot. The unknown lucky person has yet to come forward to collect their prize.

“We are all thrilled and shocked that our store sold a $1 million winning ticket,” said Eva Adames, manager of Circle K in Bridgeview. “I’ve been a manager at this store for four years and this is the biggest jackpot we’ve experienced – it’s very exciting.”

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When asked if she knew who might have purchased the winning ticket, Adames said, “I have absolutely no clue, but many of our customers play the Lucky Day Lotto game, so I hope it’s someone that we know and frequents our store.”

For selling the winning ticket, the retailer will receive a bonus of $10,000, which is one percent of the prize amount.

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More than 37,720 other prizes, ranging from $1 to $200, were won in Thursday evening’s Lucky Day Lotto drawing.

The Illinois Lottery encourages all lucky winners to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they’re ready to claim their prize. Winners should visit IllinoisLottery.com/winning to learn how to claim their prizes.

Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw in which to claim their prize.
Lucky Day Lotto is played twice a day, seven days a week. For more information or to buy tickets online, please visit illinoislottery.com.

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