Winning lottery ticket sold in Diamond

If you bought a Lucky Day Lotto ticket in Diamond, you may want to check it right away. The Minit Mart at Interstate 55 and Division Street sold a $1,150,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket in the Tuesday, April 16, evening drawing.

The winning ticket purchased at the Minit Mart , 3195 E. Division St., matched all five numbers – 13 - 15 - 22 - 28 - 42 – to win the jackpot. The retailer will receive a bonus of $11,500, or one percent of the prize amount, for selling the winning ticket.

The Illinois Lottery urges the lucky winner to sign the back of the ticket and keep it in a safe place until they visit one of the Lottery’s five Prize Centers in Chicago, Des Plaines, Rockford, Springfield or Fairview Heights. Winners have one year from the original drawing date to claim their prize.

More than 39,000 players won prizes ranging from $1 to $200 in this Lucky Day Lotto drawing. In all, players won more than $1,245,200 in this drawing. Lucky Day Lotto drawings are twice a day, seven days a week.