By Eric Stock
DEER CREEK – Someone bought a Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $500,000 at a convenience store in Deer Creek and Illinois Lottery officials are trying to find out who that is.
The lottery says the winning ticket was sold at the Casey’s General Store in Deer Creek on Monday night. That ticket had all five winning numbers – 11, 20, 21, 27 and 45.
The store will get a $5,000 bonus for selling the ticket.
Lottery officials say all winners will be paid even without a state budget.
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