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- ‘Speechless’: Jammed lottery machine turns out to be lucky when Illinois man wins big (newsbreak.com)
A lucky Illinois resident is $9.2 million richer thanks to a malfunctioning lottery machine. The winner, who remained anonymous, initially planned to buy a ticket for a different game but was forced to choose Lotto due to the machine’s technical issues.
The winning numbers were 2, 15, 21, 29, 42, and 44. The winner scanned the ticket at a self-service machine and was astonished to see the multi-million dollar prize.
The odds of winning any Lotto prize are 1 in 7.36, while the odds increase to 1 in 5.68 with the Extra Shot feature. Lottery tickets can be purchased at various retail locations and some airport terminals.