Illinois lottery welcomes another million-dollar-worth winner

• Another Illinois lottery ticket has won more than $1,000,000 in the Prairie State
• The winning ticket was drawn with the numbers 2, 7, 16, 41, and 45, and the venue is set to receive a $10,500 bonus
• The winner has not yet stepped forward to claim their prize, with a deadline set at 365 days after the original win

The Illinois Lottery has minted another big-time winner with a single ticket scooping up a Lucky Day Lotto jackpot recently.

The ticket, which was sold in Northern Illinois on Monday, March 30, is now entitled to a $1,050,000 payout, making it a significant prize option for the lottery aficionado who got the combination right.

To help locate the lucky soul, the Illinois Lottery has provided further details, including the winning numbers, which were 2, 7, 16, 41, and 45. The ticket itself was bought at Cheeze Shack at 545 Sheridan Rd. in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois.

The retailer is also going to get a scoop, as the lottery pays a 1% bonus to any venue that sells a jackpot ticket, or in this case, $10,500. The winner of the jackpot has not stepped forward just yet, and Illinois Lottery winners may choose to remain anonymous.

Regardless, this is the latest in a series of million-dollar bonuses to have dropped in the Prairie State this year. This is not the only recent feel-good story to come from the Illinois Lottery, either.

Previously, a mother combined the birthday numbers of her children to arrive at the winning combination for an $800,000 jackpot, securing their academic futures and planning an immediate holiday for the family.

At the beginning of the month, another Lucky Day Lotto player managed to scoop a $500,000 payout, adding to the long list of big winners in Illinois.

The latest winners have 365 days to claim their prize from the Illinois Lottery.

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