Illinois lottery player wins $1 million Powerball prize and $10K scratch-off prize in a week

Sep 10, 2020, 5:40 pm (8 comments)

Illinois Lottery

Double the luck for one lucky man

By Kate Northrop

LOVES PARK, Il. — A Loves Park, Illinois, resident is over-the-moon after one major lottery prize leads to another, all within the same week.

The double-lucky winner, who chose to remain anonymous, won a $1 million Powerball prize right after claiming a $10,000 prize he won from the $5 Million Jackpot scratch-off game.

On July 28, he visited an Illinois Lottery claim center to claim the first $10,000 prize.

"I was excited because it was the largest win I ever had," he told the Illinois Lottery.

On his way home from the claim center, he made a stop for gas and at the Mobil gas station on 6224 N. Second Street in Loves Park. While there, he headed into the convenience store to buy some lottery tickets for his favorite jackpot games, including Powerball.

"I bought my tickets and put them straight into my pocket until Tuesday after the draw; that's the day I usually like to check my tickets," the winner explained.

He checked his tickets on August 4 and found that he had matched five numbers on his Powerball ticket for the Saturday, August 1, 2020 drawing, earning him a second-tier prize of $1 million.

"I walked into my girlfriends house and yelled 'Yahoo!'" the man recounted. "She couldn't believe it either and started crying."

Included on his list of things to do is giving back to his community and sharing the prize money.

"I have a list of all of my favorite charities that I want to donate money to, such as Smile Train and Operation Smile," he said. "It's important to give back." Smile Train and Operation Smile are nonprofit organizations that provide reconstruction surgery for children with cleft lips and palates.

Having had played Illinois Lottery games since its inception in 1974, he doesn't plan on quitting anytime soon, especially considering his incredible luck.

"I will certainly keep playing," he declared. "It's one of my favorite things to do."

Lottery Post Staff

Comments

Raven62's avatarRaven62

Party Congrats to the Winner! Party

noise-gate

Love Park huh? An over the moon anonymous winner probably thought..

 

" And l don't know if l'm being foolish * no you not..

Don't know if l'm being wise * yes you are..

But it's something that l must believe in* sure, you just won over a million dollars..

And it's there when l look in your eyes..

 

* Sung to Love Is In the Air..by John Paul Young .Cool

ThatScaryChick's avatarThatScaryChick

"I will certainly keep playing," he declared. "It's one of my favorite things to do."

 

I would do the same. Yes Nod

Cassie8620's avatarCassie8620

a friend of mine live on in the mid-west IL, best part imo NAPERVILLE called

 

Loveland.that's a beautiful name,prime area Yes Nod and i love the name of this city too!(love or loves park?) awww

 

 i would live there in NAPERVILLE in a NY MINUTE, if i get a big win, purchase add'l property

 

but keep one east coast,and (maybe cali)so many wild fires but  i still love my california for life."

 

Congratulations! 

 

Spend it wisely and just invest.$$$ then it'll last a lifetime for you."Love it.Hurray!

noise-gate

Quote: Originally posted by Cassie8620 on Sep 10, 2020

a friend of mine live on in the mid-west IL, best part imo NAPERVILLE called

 

Loveland.that's a beautiful name,prime area Yes Nod and i love the name of this city too!(love or loves park?) awww

 

 i would live there in NAPERVILLE in a NY MINUTE, if i get a big win, purchase add'l property

 

but keep one east coast,and (maybe cali)so many wild fires but  i still love my california for life."

 

Congratulations! 

 

Spend it wisely and just invest.$$$ then it'll last a lifetime for you."Love it.Hurray!

" Loveland" yes, yet some lack imagination.Nice of you for mentioning CA's fires Cassie, you have my thanks. It's so bad that the sky is red & still bright  after 8pm.Air quality is horrendous & many have lost their homes. I have personally taken to wearing two disposable masks, one on top of the other these past two days. Regardless,on a positive note: the weekend is upon us, let's win something.

scentcrazy

Can anyone explain how the winner was able to stay anonymous? I did not know it was possible in the state of Illinois.

Todd's avatarTodd

Quote: Originally posted by scentcrazy on Sep 12, 2020

Can anyone explain how the winner was able to stay anonymous? I did not know it was possible in the state of Illinois.

Check the thread pinned to the top of the Jackpot Games forum that shows the ability (or inability) to stay anonymous in each state: https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/326232

Patrick faya

I use to be a very poor man who has always not find luck when it comes to playing the lottery. I have been playing the lottery since I was 21 years and now I am 45 meaning I have been playing the lottery for 24 years. The biggest amount I have ever won in my life was 400 bucks. But one day my the story turns to history after I find this man name on the Internet that he is the best when it comes to winning the lottery. This man is a very strong voodoo doc who gives out the numbers that can never fail. After all my years of laboring and struggling to win the lottery I finally won ( $62,000,000) Dr suju is the name, email is drfamousspell(at)gmail(d0t)com this is the only way to win the lottery and the best way

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