A Petersburg resident wins $300,000 top prize on Lucky Day Lotto
A Petersburg resident won the $300,000 top prize on Lucky Day Lotto during the March 9 midday drawing.
The winning ticket was sold at Ayerco, 302 N. Sixth St., Petersburg. It matched all five numbers – 4, 14, 15, 16, 22 – to win the grand prize, according to a press release from the Illinois Lottery.
The winner, who has chosen to remain anonymous, is known to store workers.
"The winner is a pretty nice person. I know them from coming in," said Carol Winter, the cashier who sold the winning lottery ticket.
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The winner called the store and came in to thank employees.
This is not the store's first time selling a winning ticket. The store sold a $1 million Halloween ticket a few years ago, Winter said.
Winter said there has been an increase in lottery ticket sales since Wednesday's drawing.
The retailer will receive a bonus of 1% of the prize amount, $3,000, for selling the winning ticket.
More than 11,140 other prizes were won in the Lucky Day Lotto drawing. Players won more than $328,182.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Petersburg resident wins Illinois Lucky Day Lotto top prize of $300K
