OAK FOREST, IL — If you bought a Lucky Day Lotto ticket in Oak Forest recently, you may want to check it right away! A local convenience store sold a $350,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket for Tuesday's evening drawing.
The winning ticket was sold at 7-Eleven, 4901 West 167th St., Oak Forest. Both tickets matched all five numbers — 07 – 11 – 24 – 25 — 26 to win a $350,000 jackpot prize in the Tuesday, Aug. 16, evening drawing. The retailer will receive a bonus of $3,500, or 1 percent of the prize amount, for selling a winning ticket.
The Illinois Lottery urges the lucky winners to immediately sign the back of the ticket and keep it in a safe place until they visit one of the Lottery’s five Prize Centers in Chicago, Des Plaines, Rockford, Springfield or Fairview Heights. Winners have one year from the original drawing date to claim their prize.
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More than 28,000 players won prizes ranging from $1 to $200 in this Lucky Day Lotto drawing. Lucky Day Lotto drawings are twice a day, seven days a week. For more information, visit illinoislottery.com.
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