The jackpot-winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket was purchased on Saturday at Stop N Shop, on North Huffman Boulevard in Rockford.
"The winner came in Sunday morning, scanned the ticket, and gasped and his face turned bright red when he realized he was holding a jackpot-winning ticket," explained Raj Patel, store manager at Stop N Shop.
Patel said the winner is a town local and a regular customer.
The winner matched all five numbers in the Saturday evening drawing.
The winning numbers were: 8-11-14-33-34.
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"The winner was absolutely thrilled. 'It's a nice life-changing amount,' he told me," added Patel.
Stop N Shop will receive a selling bonus of one percent of the prize amount, or $9,000.
"My advice to our players? Dream big and take a chance on a ticket. This just proved that dreams can come true and I'm so happy for the winner," Patel said.
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