Illinois woman wins $1 million on lottery ticket given to her by another gas station customer

One player's trash is another's treasure

By Kate Northrop

An Illinois woman won $1 million on a Lucky Day Lotto ticket after another gas station customer decided they didn't want it and gave it to her.

An anonymous Illinois woman was not expecting a million dollars to quite literally be handed to her last week, and its thanks to a kind gesture from another nameless gas station customer.

She is shocked that, despite not even having bought a lottery ticket, she is the recipient of a $1 million Lucky Day Lotto prize for the April 22 midday drawing.

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