'Absolutely wackadoodle:' Illinois mom wins $1.4 million lottery jackpot using kids' birthdays

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
CHICAGO (WLS) -- One Illinois mother is taking home $1.4 million after winning a Lucky Day Lotto jackpot.

The Illinois Lottery said she matched all five numbers on the Lucky Day Lotto evening drawing on March 6.
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"My baby woke up crying, and after tucking them back into bed, I had trouble falling back asleep. So to pass the time, I opened the lottery app on my phone, and I couldn't believe it when it showed that I had just won $1.4 million! - absolutely wackadoodle," she said.

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The winning numbers were: 6-8-16-17-20.

"After I won, I asked my husband - 'Do you want to know which kid's birthday helped us win the jackpot?'" she said.
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