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Coworkers thought they'd won $350 in Illinois Lottery. They actually won $350,000

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A pair of coworkers thought they’d won $350 on an Illinois Lottery ticket, but a check of the app revealed a way larger payday. The coworkers, named Randy and April from a community called Ashton in Lee County, have been playing Lottery games together for years, but an early January drawing in the Lucky Day Lotto game gave them a payday they could have scarcely imagined. That payday came in to the tune of $350,000, which they have said they will…

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Coworkers thought they'd won $350 in Illinois Lottery. They actually won $350,000

A pair of coworkers thought they’d won $350 on an Illinois Lottery ticket, but a check of the app revealed a way larger payday. The coworkers, named Randy and April from a community called Ashton in Lee County, have been playing Lottery games together for years, but an early January drawing in the Lucky Day Lotto game gave them a payday they could have scarcely imagined. That payday came in to the tune of $350,000, which they have said they will…

·Chicago, United States
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NBC Chicago broke the news in Chicago, United States on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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