Illinois Lottery Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Millionaire
Chicago, IL – As the Illinois Lottery marks its 50th Anniversary this July, Pamela Arscott of Franklin Park has become its latest millionaire. Arscott won the $1 million top prize on a $1,000,000 Celebration Instant Ticket.
Arscott recounted her experience, saying, “I was at Walmart the other night when I saw the new Celebration Instant Tickets and they caught my eye, so I bought a $10 one. I didn’t think anything of it. I actually put it in my purse and forgot about it until the next morning.”
Upon scratching the ticket the next day, she realized she had won a million dollars. “I started scratching the ticket and saw I had a matching number for a million dollars. I thought it was a mistake. I immediately woke up my daughter. I told her to run out to the store to scan it to double-check and make sure it’s real. She got to the store, scanned the ticket, called me and said, ‘It’s real. You’re getting a million dollars, Mom,’” Arscott continued.
The winning ticket was purchased at Walmart, located at 1050 North Rohlwing Road in Addison. Walmart will receive a selling bonus of one percent of the prize amount for selling the winning ticket.