Wladyslaw Krawiec holds his $175,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket.
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Cary, IL— January 9, 2013— Just six days before Christmas, carpenter Wladyslaw Krawiec showed up for work only to be
told to go back home. “My boss said there was no more work for us, so I picked up my tools, left the job site and drove
home.” On his way, however, Krawiec said a prayer asking for “a little bit of help.” He stopped at a gas station to check
his Lucky Day Lotto ticket from the previous night’s drawing and discovered he won $175,000. The Cary resident
matched all five numbers – 01 – 02 – 08 – 29 – 36 – in the December 18 drawing.
“We won! We won!” Krawiec shouted into the phone to his wife, who he called immediately after confirming the win.
“It’s so exciting, and this lottery win means some security, it means I can relax a little,” he said. He plans to invest his
winnings.
The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at Stop Everyday, 66 East Jackson Boulevard in Chicago. “I like to buy my
tickets in different places, I feel like it’s lucky,” Krawiec said. The store received a $1,750 bonus, 1 percent of the prize
amount, for selling the winning ticket.
Jackpots for Lucky Day Lotto start at $100,000. Drawings are seven days a week with over 35,000 winners every
day. That’s over 200,000 winners in Illinois every week! The Lucky Day Lotto drawing takes place every night at 9:22
p.m. For more information, please visit www.illinoislottery.com
About Illinois Lottery
Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed $17.5 billion to the state Common School Fund to assist K-12 public schools, as
well as the Capital Projects Fund. Players must be at least 18 years old.
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