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Skokie Man Wins $1 Million in Lottery Scratch Off Game

Ray Hermez only spent $20 on the Fabulous Fortune ticket that won him a million bucks.

SKOKIE, IL - A Skokie man hit the jackpot on an Illinois Lottery 'Fabulous Fortune' ticket recently.

Lottery officials have confirmed that Ray Hermez instantly won $1,000,000 - the top prize possible on the game - when he scratched off the ticket he purchased at the Shell at 5132 Dempster Ave. in Skokie.

Hermez, a 48-year-old who has lived in Skokie for 14 years, was at home and used a penny to scratch off the ticket, which only cost him $20 to buy.

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“I plan to use this money to help my family,” he said.

The Shell station that sold Hermez the ticket will be awarded 1 percent of the win, which is standard practice for any large Lottery sum.

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