MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. — A Mount Prospect lottery player says his post-retirement plans have gained much more clarity.
Persistence finally paid off for one frequent Illinois Lottery player: a top prize of $3 million on a 200X Payout Instant Ticket scratch-off.
“I’m no stranger to buying tickets. Just ask my wife,” joked the man who wished to remain anonymous. “But I’ve definitely never won a prize like this before.”
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The $3 million winning scratch-off ticket was purchased at a 7-Eleven in Mount Prospect, where the winner has admittedly been a regular customer for many years. According to the winner, the big lottery prize was bound to happen.
“The owner said to his wife recently, ‘That guy is going to win someday! He always comes in, sits in his truck, and scratches his tickets – and he’s always so happy. He’s definitely going to win,’” the winner said.
The owner’s instinct proved to be correct.
The winner says the 7-Eleven store owner was the first person he told about his monumental win after his scratch-off struck proverbial gold.