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Winning scratch-off ticket worth $777,777 sold in Chicago

December 30, 2023 / 8:09 AM CST / CBS Chicago

Winning scratch-off ticket with $777,777 sold at South Side gas station

CHICAGO (CBS) – Seven is definitely a lucky number for one Illinois lottery player.

They purchased the scratch-off ticket, 777 Jackpot, and won $777,777 – the top prize in the game.

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The winning ticket was sold at a BP gas station, located at 4300 S. State St in Chicago. The station will receive a one percent selling bonus of the winnings.

So far in December, more than 5 million winning Illinois Lottery Instant Tickets have been sold worth a combined $131 million in prizes, according to lottery officials.

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Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.