An Illinois Lottery player in the South Suburbs won the Lotto Million 1 this week – becoming a millionaire overnight.
The $1 million-winning Lotto ticket was purchased for the Monday, Aug. 12 drawing of Lotto Million 1 at South Gate Mini Mart, 18747 Dixie Highway in Homewood.
The winning numbers were: 3-8-10-14-31-38.
For the Aug. 12 drawing, more than 38,000 winning Lotto tickets were sold. This is the 10th $1 million or larger prize won this year with Lotto.
South Gate Mini Mart will receive a bonus of 1% of the prize amount for selling the winning ticket.
Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw in which 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.
Lotto is an Illinois-only game that is played three times a week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lotto offers two additional drawings: Lotto Million 1 and Lotto Million 2. These are additional opportunities for players to match six numbers to win a $1 million prize.
Lottery officials remind players that the lottery is intended to be a form of entertainment and suggest setting a spending limit; must be 18 or older to play. Game odds are available at IllinoisLottery.com.
