An Illinois Lottery retailer can’t believe the news: they recently sold a $650,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket. The retailer is actually a newsstand, located inside a busy building in Chicago’s Loop neighborhood, which primarily sells snacks to building employees and passersby. The winning ticket was purchased for the Thursday, January 30 Lucky Day Lotto midday drawing at Headline Newsstand, located inside the lobby of 2 N. LaSalle Street in Chicago. The lucky player matched all five numbers in Thursday’s midday Lucky Day Lotto drawing to score the $650,000 jackpot prize. The winning numbers were: 13-15-19-33-42. This is also a win for Headline Newsstand, as the store will receive a bonus of one percent of the prize amount, or $6,500. Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw to claim their prize. 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. In January 2025, over 807,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto tickets were sold across the State, netting Illinois Lottery players more than $5.4 million. 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. For more information or to buy tickets online, please visit IllinoisLottery.com. For more information about the odds of winning, visit the Lucky Day Lotto game page on IllinoisLottery.com. Be Smart, Play Smart®. Must be 18 or older to play.

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