$1 Million Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Romeoville

ROMEOVILLE, IL — A ticket sold in Romeoville is worth over $1 million, after it matched all five numbers of the May 18 midday Lucky Day Lotto draw, according to a release from Illinois Lottery.

The ticket matched all five numbers of the drawing, 4-8-22-27-37, and won a jackpot prize of $1,050,000.

The ticket was sold at Sunshine Food Mart #5 at 5369 S. Budler Road in Romeoville. For selling the winning ticket, Sunshine Food Mart will receive a bonus of $10,500, or one percent of the million-dollar prize amount, according to a news release.

In total, there were over 26,000 winning tickets sold in Saturday’s midday drawing, but there was only one new Lucky Day Lotto millionaire made that day. This is the second million-dollar prize won this month and the sixth Illinois Lottery player this year to win a prize of a million dollars or more playing Lucky Day Lotto, Illinois Lottery said in a release.

The Illinois Lottery encourages all 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 have one year from the date of the winning draw in which to claim their prize.

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-store, online, or on the Illinois Lottery app.