An Illinois lottery ticket machine that got stuck on Lotto led to a big jackpot for one lucky player.
The winner, who was trying to buy a ticket for a different game, won $9,200,000 in Lotto, even though he had hoped to play another game.
“It was a normal day, just like any other. I was picking up groceries at Jewel and on my way out the door, I decided to buy a lottery ticket,” said the winner, who is remaining anonymous.
The winner earned the ‘Lucky Lotto Winner’ nickname after he explained how he ended up with the winning ticket. “I actually wanted to buy a ticket for a different game and the machine got stuck on Lotto. I was a bit frustrated. I said, ‘What is going on? The machine won’t give me the right game!’ So, I decided I may as well buy the Lotto ticket.”…