Winning scratch-off ticket worth $500K sold at Chicago grocery store
CHICAGO (CBS) – An Illinois Lottery player celebrated a big win after purchasing a scratch-off ticket at a grocery store in Logan Square.
The ticket was sold at Rico Fresh Market at 3552 W. Armitage Ave.
The player spent $10 and, in return, won the top prize of $500,000 playing the "$100,000,000 Ca$h Spectacular" game.
The store will receive a 1% bonus of the prize amount, or $5,000, for selling the ticket.
So far this year, more than 6.5 million Illinois Lottery Instant Tickets have been sold, netting players over $160 million in prizes, according to lottery officials.
Players are encouraged to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it safe until they're ready to claim their prize.
