$1 million Lottery prize won after player forced to buy another type of ticket

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Original Load Date May 6, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Last Updated May 6, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/1-million-lottery-prize-won-after-player-forced-to-buy-another-type-of-ticket/3932553/

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A local woman earned a $1 million Illinois Lottery prize after the scratch-off game she originally wanted to play was sold out. The anonymous winner wanted to buy a specific $50 scratch-off ticket at a South Elgin Speedway in recent weeks, but her chosen game was sold out. Stream NBC 5 for free, 2...