One lucky Illinois Lottery player just scratched off a $500,000 win.
According to the Illinois Lottery, a jackpot winning $500,000 instant ticket was recently sold at Rico Fresh Market, located at 3552 W. Armitage in Chicago. The ticket, a "$100,000 Ca$h Spectacular" Instant Ticket, cost $10 a play, the press release said.
The store that sold the winning ticket will rake in a one percent bonus of the prize amount, the Illinois Lottery said, for a total of $5,000.
Last month, a $777,777 scratch-off ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in suburban Des Plaines.
Prices for scratch-off Illinois Lottery tickets start at $1, with Illinois Lottery's newest scratch-off "$10 Million" ticket costing $50.
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