Longtime friends share $7.4 million Lotto jackpot

Comment #17

jamella724 — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 05:22:11 GMT

The good thing is that they are able to share the prize with each other. It's really cool if you have a friend like them. I think I will start to have lottery pool with few trusted friends.

Comment #16

sully16 — Tue, 28 May 2013 13:07:04 GMT

Exactly, Heard that a few times myself.

Congrats to the winners.

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rdgrnr — Tue, 28 May 2013 03:54:21 GMT

Yeah RJ, I've had the same experience.

People who never play the lottery wanna have an agreement to split if one of us ever wins, LOL.

Comment #14

luckyshoes — Mon, 27 May 2013 18:55:26 GMT

The right thing to do OR the easy way out? Good for them ! Not everyone has an ulterior motive.

Comment #13

RJOh — Sun, 26 May 2013 17:43:30 GMT

I couldn't believe my eyes, said Rask, a retired electrician, in the release. I called Carol right away and told her we just won $7.4 million.

From how I read the story sounds like he brought the ticket and from the instant he knew it was a jackpot winner he wasn't hesitant at all to call his friend and tell her We've won a jackpot .

I've had friends and relatives who wanted a similar agreement with me except they only brought tickets occasionally or not at all and I buy them almost every... [ More ]

Comment #12

rdgrnr — Sun, 26 May 2013 01:34:46 GMT

Great story.

Good to see a real man of his word nowadays.

God Bless 'em both.

Comment #11

Arrowhead — Sat, 25 May 2013 23:35:56 GMT

That's a nice story and they make a great couple...even though they're not really a 'couple'.

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Arrowhead — Sat, 25 May 2013 23:27:19 GMT

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haymaker — Sat, 25 May 2013 22:40:38 GMT

Yea, lawyers hate when that happens.

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Party1377 — Sat, 25 May 2013 21:32:55 GMT

Glad they are sharing, and there is not fighting over the winning ticket.

Comment #7

helpmewin — Sat, 25 May 2013 06:45:22 GMT

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ameriken — Sat, 25 May 2013 00:50:50 GMT

Great story

Comment #5

MADDOG10 — Sat, 25 May 2013 00:10:39 GMT

Congrats to the winners. May they continue to win again..

Comment #4

dallascowboyfan — Sat, 25 May 2013 00:03:30 GMT

Congratulations to the winners

Comment #3

Win$500Quick — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:49:14 GMT

Congrats to the lucky winners.

Comment #2

gpa7 — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:34:54 GMT

Who doesn't think that when playing lottery ?

... He really believed that one day we would win big, and we did

Comment #1

haymaker — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:24:54 GMT

WTG, win and take care or your freinds.

Longtime friends share $7.4 million Lotto jackpot

Lottery Post — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:53:44 GMT

Pair hits the jackpot after years of playing Illinois Lottery

By Todd Northrop

A Carol Stream, Illinois, couple has won a whopping $7.4 million jackpot in the Illinois Lottery after their April 29 Quick Pick Lotto ticket hit on all six numbers.

The winning ticket was purchased at Carol Stream's Payless Tobacco. The winning numbers on April 29 were 4, 5, 7, 12, 31, and 45.

Carol Davis and Conrad Rask met eight years ago at an area restaurant where she was a manager and he a regular pa... [ More ]