Maroa Resident Wins $250,000 Illinois Lottery Prize
| For Immediate Release | Contact: Jason Schaumburg (312) 793-3034 |
MAROA, IL — March 27, 2018 — Vickie Weikle of Maroa instantly won a $250,000 top prize when she scratched a $250,000 Crossword ticket. This isn’t Weikle’s first win. She previously won $10,000 after playing an instant game. She plans to use her latest winnings to pay off her home and buy a new car or Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Weikle purchased her winning $250,000 Crossword ticket at Freedom Oil Co., 101 S. Wood St., in Maroa. The retailer received a bonus of $2,500, or one percent of the prize amount, for selling the winning ticket.
$250,000 Crossword is a $10 instant ticket that features 48 top prizes of $250,000, of which 17 are unclaimed. For more information, please visit illinoislottery.com.
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