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Palos Hills Man Will Buy Mom a Car with Lottery Winnings
The 47-year-old man won $250,000 on a Quick Pick ticket with Power Play in the April 23 drawing.
PALOS HILLS, IL — A Palos Hills man will pay off some bills—and buy mom a car—with his $250,000 Powerball prize.
Eric Quinn, 47, won on his Quick PIck ticket with Power Play in an April 23 lottery. Quinn's winning numbers 19-35-46-59-62 would have garnered him $50,000, if he hadn't added the Power Play extra. He matched four numbers, plus the Powerball in the drawing.
Quinn, 47, was at a store when he discovered his win by using the Lottery self-service ticket scanner.
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“I knew I won something so I asked the clerk to confirm my prize amount. When he said I won $250,000, I couldn’t believe it!”
The winning ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven, 7700 West 95th Street in Hickory Hills.
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The retailer received a bonus of $2,500, or one percent of the prize amount, for selling a winning ticket. For more information about Powerball, visit illinoislottery.com.
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