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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Chicago woman wins $250K from her first-ever lottery ticket Illinois Lottery: Chicago woman wins $250K from her first-ever lottery ticketRating:A Chicago woman won $250,000 from her first-ever lottery ticket, which she wasn't even planning to buy. La Ongkwan Pinyapap instantly won the top prize after scratching a 25X The Money ticket, the Illinois Lottery said Wednesday in a statement. "This is the very first lottery ticket I have ever played!" she said. "My friend was buying a ticket, so I thought I should try one, too. We couldn't believe it when I won!" Pinyapap bought her ticket at the BP gas station on W. Fullerton Ave. in the city's Bucktown neighborhood and took it home to scratch. She plans to share the windfall with her family, according to the Lottery. The store will receive a bonus of $2,500, or 1 percent of the prize amount, for selling the winning ticket. 25X The Money is a $5 instant ticket, the Lottery said, with 12 top prizes worth $250,000. Of those 12, six have not yet been claimed.  (Click to display full-size in gallery)
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Florida - West Coast United States Member #92605 June 10, 2010 5649 Posts Offline | Nice that she won but now let's see if The State of Illinois can/will actually cash it...... G5 | | |
Fresno, California United States Member #157849 August 2, 2014 3959 Posts Offline | I believe in beginners luck. Congratulations to the winner! "We are all in this together!" | | |
United States Member #52343 May 21, 2007 3441 Posts Offline | Nice that she won but now let's see if The State of Illinois can/will actually cash it...... G5  time will no doubt spin a most curious yarn .......
but even money sez they going to make her jump the half dozen hoops to get it | | |
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New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 26748 Posts Offline | I believe in beginners luck. Congratulations to the winner! Me too. Seems to work at a Blackjack table more often than not. | | |
United States Member #138723 February 4, 2013 2971 Posts Offline | Congrats!!!
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Simpsonville United States Member #163182 January 22, 2015 2875 Posts Offline | Nice that she won but now let's see if The State of Illinois can/will actually cash it...... G5 My sentiments exactly. | | |
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California United States Member #180563 March 13, 2017 5483 Posts Offline | i'm happy for the "1st" time winner. Congrats. $22,000Won! Let's Go NC! Time 2 break the bank, baby! 0525 0599 0832 1117 0806 0848 0870 7080 1035 1038 1385 1449 1859 3647 7365 5673 3766 3163 6386 5127 6568 6688 8870 0807 1117 1359 1933 1935 4213 6230 7664 8486 4889 8489 | | |
Milwaukee United States Member #160982 November 13, 2014 10803 Posts Online | CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!TO 1ST time lottery winner!!! | | |
United States Member #176412 August 4, 2016 244 Posts Offline | I wonder if Illinois lottery will pay her before before the budget deadline this week? I have a feeling they will come up with a sad excuse i.e. having to collect the funds from all the lottery retailers before disbursement. | | |
Atlanta, GA United States Member #1265 March 13, 2003 7238 Posts Offline | Congratulations to her and hope she gets paid.  Have fun and the best of luck to everyone! | | |
Northern IL United States Member #171100 December 31, 2015 147 Posts Offline | I wonder if Illinois lottery will pay her before before the budget deadline this week? I have a feeling they will come up with a sad excuse i.e. having to collect the funds from all the lottery retailers before disbursement. Her claim has been filed already and temp budget accounts for her and any claims before before July 1st
So she got it in just before deadline and will be paid
If she would have waited and claimed July 1st then she would go on waiting list
Will actually be interesting to see if some people are sitting on winners and rush to claim before 1st. $3,000,000 Jumbo Bucks game has a large # of tickets sold and only 1 winner of grand prize so far so it may be case that someone is sitting on claiming that winner (Tax or other reasons) so they might show up finally | | |
London United Kingdom Member #140678 March 24, 2013 589 Posts Offline | I can't believe there's a 'waiting list' to get paid for a ticket you spent money on! | | |
Florida - West Coast United States Member #92605 June 10, 2010 5649 Posts Offline | I can't believe there's a 'waiting list' to get paid for a ticket you spent money on! I can. Illinois has a 250 million dollar pension obligation shortfall. As of yesterday, they suspended MegaMillions and PowerBall. To top it all off, the State cant even pay the electric bill for the Capitol building in Springfield. I guess they'll be legislating in the dark. Kinda like they do it in Washington, DC. G5 | | |
United States Member #176412 August 4, 2016 244 Posts Offline | Her claim has been filed already and temp budget accounts for her and any claims before before July 1st
So she got it in just before deadline and will be paid
If she would have waited and claimed July 1st then she would go on waiting list
Will actually be interesting to see if some people are sitting on winners and rush to claim before 1st. $3,000,000 Jumbo Bucks game has a large # of tickets sold and only 1 winner of grand prize so far so it may be case that someone is sitting on claiming that winner (Tax or other reasons) so they might show up finally Thank you for the update, glad that she is getting paid and able to enjoy her winnings. | | |
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