Winner of $11 million lotto ticket sold in Benton, IL identified

February 23, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

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Donald Wendell of Benton showing his winning ticket – Illinois Lottery Photo

BENTON, IL – (Alycia Dombrick KFVS-TV Please Click to read the entire story. Here is an excerpt- Donald Wendell of Benton, Illinois is the state’s newest multi-millionaire. Wendell won $11,250,000 when his $1 Quick Pick ticket matched all six numbers (02 – 21 – 33 – 36 – 37 – 41) in the Monday, Feb. 13, Lotto drawing. “I think I’m in shock!” he said when he presented his winning ticket at the Illinois Lottery Prize Center in Fairview Heights. Wendell was at Circle K, 224 N. Main St., in Benton, putting gas in his truck when he bought the winning ticket. “I buy a ticket once or twice a week and I always joke with the clerks and say, ‘You sold me the winning ticket, right?’ Well this time they actually did!”

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