MASCOUTAH — A Mascoutah resident John Wright is the latest lucky winner in the Illinois Lottery. He plans to use the funds in a good way to help his daughter pay for college.
Wright played a Million $$ Match ticket and instantly won a $100,000 prize.
“I feel so lucky!” he said when he presented his winning ticket at the Illinois Lottery Prize Center in Springfield.
Wright was at Speedi-Chek, 1040 W. Main St., in Mascoutah, when he bought and scratched his Million $$ Match ticket.
“I was shocked when I saw the $100,000 prize amount! I signed the back of my ticket right away.”
Speedi-Chek received a $1,000 bonus, 1 percent of the prize amount, for selling a winning ticket.
Million $$ Match is a $30 instant ticket featuring three top prizes of $5,000,000, five prizes of $1,000,000 and 14 prizes of $100,000. Two of the $5,000,000 prizes, three of the $1,000,000 prizes, and eight of the $100,000 prizes, have not been claimed. For more information, please visit illinoislottery.com.
