Photo caption: Headline Newsstand, a small retailer in Chicago’s Loop neighborhood, is primarily known for selling snacks, but recently sold a $650,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket.
Courtesy of Illinois Lottery
CHICAGO, Illinois, A Lottery retailer can’t believe the news: they recently sold a $650,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket. The retailer is actually a newsstand, located inside a busy building in Chicago’s Loop neighborhood, that primarily sells snacks to building employees and passersby.
The winning ticket was purchased for the Thursday, January 30 Lucky Day Lotto midday drawing at Headline Newsstand, located inside the lobby of 2 N. LaSalle Street in Chicago.
“I sold the winning ticket!,” exclaimed Headline Newsstand employee, Khadija Jiwani. “It was bought by one of our regular customers, so she is probably an employee near the building. I’m looking forward to seeing her this week and congratulating her!”
The lucky player matched all five numbers in Thursday’s midday Lucky Day Lotto drawing to score the $650,000 jackpot prize. The winning numbers were: 13-15-19-33-42.
“The winner actually chose her numbers,” explained Jiwani. “She wrote the numbers down on a piece of paper and handed it to me, asking me to purchase her Lucky Day Lotto ticket with those exact numbers. And what do you know? She won the $650,000 jackpot! It’s incredible to see it happen right before your eyes.”
This is also a win for Headline Newsstand, as the store will receive a bonus of one percent of the prize amount, or $6,500.
Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw to claim their prize. The Illinois Lottery encourages all lucky winners to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they’re ready to claim their prize.
In January 2025, over 807,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto tickets were sold across the State, netting Illinois Lottery players more than $5.4 million.
Lucky Day Lotto is an Illinois-only game with twice daily drawings at 12:40 p.m. and 9:22 p.m.
Tickets for the game can be purchased in-store, online, or on the Illinois Lottery app. For more information or to buy tickets online, please visit IllinoisLottery.com.
Lucky Day Lotto b-roll, produced by the Illinois Lottery, is available for the media; download here.
As the Lucky Day Lotto jackpot continues to grow, the Illinois Lottery encourages players to remember it’s a game of chance. For more information about the odds of winning, visit the Lucky Day Lotto game page on IllinoisLottery.com. Be Smart, Play Smart®. Must be 18 or older to play.