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Hundreds in Chicago lined up for a chance to win a $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot, with the Illinois Lottery hosting a two-hour event giving away over 1,000 free tickets and raising funds for education. The jackpot is the sixth-largest in U.S. history, and the event engaged the community while supporting K-12 education funding.
An Illinois man claimed a $1 million lottery prize on Valentine's Day after recently becoming single, stating that he almost didn't go to work after scratching the winning ticket. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, bought the ticket from Walmart and opted for the cash option of $600,000 before taxes. The "Monopoly 50X" scratch-off game has second-tier prizes worth $100,000 and third-tier prizes worth $5,000, with odds of winning the top prize at 1 in 2,036,500,00.
A grocery store in Rockford, Illinois, has sold its second top-prize-winning lottery ticket in three months, with a lucky player winning $500,000 on a Diamond Dollars scratch-off ticket purchased for $10 at Schnucks. The retailer is entitled to a $5,000 selling bonus, and lottery officials advise winners to sign their tickets and keep them secure until claiming their prize.