Out-of-state tourist wins $3 million lottery prize while visiting Illinois

Comment #11

JustMaybe — Sun, 11 May 2025 15:41:03 GMT

I appreciate your view of it as a blessing.

However, I still consider it LUCK!!

Whether the win actually becomes a BLESSING or a CURSE, that we shall see some few years down the line

Comment #10

LottoBux — Sun, 11 May 2025 05:57:31 GMT

Come on ShagE3,

There are so many threads on MM/PB to comment on.

WTF are you doing here?

Don't take away from all of the good vibes from this thread.

Comment #9

ekem6078 — Sun, 11 May 2025 03:35:43 GMT

It's wasn't luck it was a Blessing .

Comment #8

noise-gate — Sun, 11 May 2025 02:28:12 GMT

* l tend to agree with you, but like they say in the movies No turning back, no retreat, no surrender. The powers that be do not want to come off looking like fools, after all they took more than quite a while to come up with this weird plan.

* Perhaps like George Custer who may have thought before facing the foe at Little Big Horn, it looks like a trap, but l may succeed. We all know how that turned out, don't we

Comment #7

ShagE3 — Sun, 11 May 2025 00:24:37 GMT

Completely off topic but .... as I was saying not too long ago ....,. looks like PB will surpass MM in a week or so on there current runs.

Doesn't look good for MM.

I would think it logical that MM starting at 50 mil .,... it would generate momentum and start off with at least a $10 mil amt and increasing by 5 mil every draw thereafter 10 15 20 25 etc

I want to play MM again ...... @ 250 mil ...... would someone out there start buying some ticket? crickets

Comment #6

JustMaybe — Sat, 10 May 2025 23:48:12 GMT

Can you even fathom that.

Remember everyday NY locals would walk into that store and buy their tickets.

Even, the exact same day the visitor bought their tickets am sure some locals did buy tickets as well.

The guy just got lucky and his steps led him to that store at the time when he was supposed to be there.

Comment #5

noise-gate — Sat, 10 May 2025 19:58:56 GMT

* l think you must be right. Years ago, a visitor from AZ * l think, took a trip to NY with his wife for 3 days to visit friends, while on a foot walk, bought a single lottery ticket, a few days later flew home only to check his ticket find out he won over $200 mil. Had to do a return trip to NY, which l think was no bother. It was big news back in AZ.

Comment #4

JustMaybe — Sat, 10 May 2025 18:49:31 GMT

LUCK!!!

That's what you are missing

Two years ago I did a 13 state road trip. I bought lottery tickets in all those States.

Guess how much I won?

Zero

It's all about luck.

May luck find us soon

Comment #3

noise-gate — Sat, 10 May 2025 17:42:18 GMT

* That has never happened to either myself or friends in all our travels - l wonder what we missing

Comment #2

JustMaybe — Sat, 10 May 2025 17:16:27 GMT

Enjoy the winning and may you find the best house deal

Congratulations

Comment #1

hearsetrax — Sat, 10 May 2025 14:20:55 GMT

Out-of-state tourist wins $3 million lottery prize while visiting Illinois

Lottery Post — Sat, 10 May 2025 11:43:14 GMT

Lucky souvenir makes trip to Illinois one to remember

By Kate Northrop

A tourist visiting Chicago, Illinois picked up a souvenir that made their trip one of the most memorable yet a $3.18 million winning lottery ticket.

While seeing the sights in Chicago, Illinois, a visitor decided to play the lottery on a whim and ended up winning a jackpot worth over $3 million.

Dubbed Traveling Treasure to conceal their identity, the lucky tourist recounted their busy trip to Illinois Lottery... [ More ]