A fortunate Chicago suburbs guy wins a big jackpot in scratch off lottery
It may not have been a Golden Ticket tucked inside a candy bar -- but a jackpot-winning, golden scratch off ticket might be even sweeter.
A $400,000, "Gold Standard" Illinois Lottery Instant Ticket was recently sold at a suburban grocery store, lottery officials said.
And while lottery players in Illinois who score lotto winnings of $200,000 or more can choose to remain anonymous, Mary of Wood Dale is celebrating her win publicly.
"When I scratched the instant ticket and saw $400,000, I was in total shock," Mary said in an Illinois Lottery press release.
“My husband said my face turned white and my jaw dropped. We truly couldn’t believe it." The scratch-off ticket was sold at Jewel-Osco in suburban Wood Dale, located at 343 W. Irving Park Road, lottery officials said.
"Luck can happen to anyone at any time – just like it happened to me," Mary continued. According to the Illinois Lottery, nearly 47 million winning instant tickets have been sold in Illinois in 2023.
