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A man honoring his late wife in his lottery numbers won $1 million during a recent drawing after purchasing the ticket at a gas station in Wadsworth.

The Illinois man, along with his adult kids, split the purchase of a Lotto ticket and recently won a Lotto Million 1 drawing.

“Our family likes to play the same numbers in various Lottery games from time to time, and the numbers are very near and dear to our hearts,” explained the daughter.

“Since our mom passed away, we include numbers related to her that hold significant meaning for all of us,” she said.

The ticket was purchased for the May 20 Lotto drawing at the BP gas station at 39105 North Route 41 in Wadsworth.

The BP will receive a bonus of 1% of the prize amount, or $10,000, for selling the winning ticket.

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“I actually saw a news story that a ticket was won nearby. So when my dad called me that night and said ‘I have big news – guess what?’ I rained on his parade when I said ‘We won a million dollars?’ He hadn’t seen the article yet,” the daughter laughed.

“Everyone is really excited, but nobody is more excited than my dad!” she added.

The family has requested to remain anonymous.

The winning ticket matched all six numbers in the Lotto Million 1 drawing to score the $1 million jackpot prize. The winning numbers were 2-8-10-18-22-28.

Over 2.9 million winning Lotto tickets have been sold so far this year, with total prizes amounting to more than $35.4 million for Illinois Lottery players.

“My dad is convinced we will win one of those huge Mega Millions or Powerball jackpots next,” laughed the daughter.

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“We play for fun! It’s fun to think about who we’d share our prize money with, what causes we’d donate to, what we’d splurge on. There’s no harm in dreaming… but it’s even more fun when it becomes a reality,” she said.