$1 Million Lucky Day Lotto Jackpot Won in Bridgeview
Photo Courtesy: Circle K, 7050 S. Harlem Ave in Bridgeview, IL.
CHICAGO, January 14, 2022 – If you bought a Lucky Day Lotto ticket in Bridgeview for last night’s drawing, you may want to check it right away - that’s because you might be a newly-minted millionaire!
Circle K gas station, located at 7050 S. Harlem Ave in Bridgeview, sold a $1 million winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket in Thursday evening’s drawing. The winning ticket matched all five numbers, 2-5-6-10-13, to win the jackpot.
“We are all thrilled and shocked that our store sold a $1 million winning ticket,” exclaimed Eva Adames, manager of Circle K in Bridgeview. “I’ve been a manager at this store for four years and this is the biggest jackpot we’ve experienced – it’s very exciting.”
When asked if she knew who might have purchased the winning ticket, Adames said, “I have absolutely no clue but many of our customers play the Lucky Day Lotto game so I hope it’s someone that we know and frequents our store.”
For selling the winning ticket, the retailer will receive a bonus of $10,000, which is one percent of the prize amount.
More than 37,720 other prizes, ranging from $1 to $200, were won in Thursday evening’s Lucky Day Lotto drawing.
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. Winners should visit IllinoisLottery.com/winning to learn how to claim their prizes.
Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw in which to claim their prize.
Lucky Day Lotto is played twice a day, seven days a week. For more information or to buy tickets online, please visit illinoislottery.com.
About the Illinois Lottery:
Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed over $22 billion (since 1985) to the state’s Common School Fund to assist K-12 public schools, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars to the Capital Projects Fund and to special causes like homelessness prevention, Illinois Veterans services, the fight against breast cancer, MS research, Special Olympics, police memorials and assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS.