Small Illinois store sells HUGE Lucky Day Lotto jackpot!

A compact Berwyn, Illinois store is celebrating after selling a winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $650,000.

Mayurkumar Patel, owner of the Berwyn Minimart located inside the Clark gas station at 1546 Lombard Avenue, was surprised to learn the news from a regular customer.

"A regular customer came into our store the morning after the winning drawing and said, 'Your store sold a jackpot-winning ticket - I saw it on the website!'"

Patel continued:

I didn't believe them until I went on the Illinois Lottery website and checked for myself. As soon as I saw my store listed as where the winning ticket was sold, my eyes went huge, my jaw dropped, and I burst out in laughter!

The winning ticket matched all five numbers drawn on Saturday, October 5: 4-19-29-30-34.

Mystery winner

Patel doesn't know who the lucky winner is, but he suspects it might be a familiar face. He said:

We have multiple regular customers who could be the big winner. Every time I see a customer come through the door now, I think, 'They might be the lucky one who won.' I hope the winner comes in and tells us so we can share in the celebration with them.

The Berwyn Minimart also gets a piece of the pie. For selling the winning ticket, they'll receive a bonus of $6,500. Patel said he plans to share the winnings with his employees, many of them who have worked with Patel since he first opened the store. 

Lucky Day Lotto: Fun and easy

So far, in 2024, over 10.2 million winning Lucky Day Lotto tickets have been sold in Illinois, with total prizes exceeding $55 million.

If you want to play, here's what you need to know about Lucky Day Lotto:

• Lucky Day Lotto is an Illinois-only game with two daily drawings, giving you two chances to win big for $1 a ticket.
• Tickets cost $1 and can be purchased in-store, online, or on the Illinois Lottery app.
• The jackpot prize can reach up to $650,000.
• If you want an additional chance to win up to $5,000, play EZmatch.

There are twice daily drawings at 12:40 p.m. and 9:22 p.m. CT.

Contributing to Illinois education

Since its founding in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed over $24 billion to the state's Common School Fund. This fund supports K-12 public education in Illinois. The Common School Fund, which receives nearly 99% of Illinois Lottery proceeds, is the primary beneficiary of the lottery. Additionally, the Illinois Lottery allocates resources to various charitable causes.