A suburban Bartlett man is the proud holder of a ticket that won $1 million in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing, but he’s far from alone in claiming the…
A suburban Bartlett man is the proud holder of a ticket that won $1 million in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing, but he’s far from alone in claiming the prize money.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly“I said ‘hey, you know, the lottery is over a billion dollars,’ so I said ‘hey guys, let’s get together, let’s try to see if we can win.’” Gant returned to the gas station on Wednesday to meet with a representative from the Illinois Lottery to verify the ticket, but more importantly, to thank the employee who sold it to him.Gant says that he is going to split the lottery prize evenly with all his coworkers, with each getting $25,000.
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