(DES PLAINES) A northwest suburban man plans to buy a house with the $225,000 lottery prize he won last month.
Martin Schwalm, 59, hit the jackpot when his ticket matched all five numbers – 02 – 09 – 21 – 25 – 30 – in the evening Lucky Day Lotto drawing Nov. 10, according to a statement from the Illinois Lottery. Schwalm, of Des Plaines, said he plans to use his winnings to buy a house.
The Mobil gas station at 9660 Golf Road in Des Plaines received a bonus of $2,250, or 1 percent of the prize amount, for selling the winning ticket.
The $450,000 jackpot for the Nov. 10 drawing was split between Schwalm and another ticket that was sold at Gee ‘N Jays, 925 Dundee Ave. in Elgin.