Did you win? Winning $350K ticket sold in the Metro East

The Missouri Department of Economic Development has recently released the final guidelines for the Small Business Grants. $10 million dollars have been allocated…

The Missouri Department of Economic Development has recently released the final guidelines for the Small Business Grants. $10 million dollars have been allocated for small businesses who were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

by: Joe Millitzer

Posted: Mar 8, 2023 / 01:42 PM CST

Updated: Mar 8, 2023 / 01:42 PM CST

GODFREY, Ill. — It is someone’s lucky day. A lotto player purchased a Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $350,000 at the Godfrey MotoMart on Sunday. The ticket matched all five numbers drawn for the grand prize. The winning numbers in the March 5 drawing are 7-18-20-26-34.

The winner has one year from the drawing date to claim their prize. The Illinois Lottery says players should write their name on winning tickets and keep them in a safe place. Prizes over $10,000 must be claimed at an Illinois Claim Center or by mail. Learn how to claim a prize here.

The $1 Lucky Day Lotto game is played twice a day, seven days a week. The odds of hitting the jackpot are around 1 in 1,221,759.