Arlington Heights man wins $5,000 in lottery
An Arlington Heights man won $5,000 on a lottery ticket that he purchased at a local liquor store.
John Pisors purchased his Fast Play ticket from Red Rooster at 1628 W. Northwest Highway, but it wasn't until two days later that he realized he was a winner.
"I was with a couple of buddies and decided to take out my ticket and look at it," Pisors said in an Illinois Lottery news release. "I saw I had three sevens and I said, 'I got a winner!' I didn't realize what the prize payout was until I looked at the bottom and I couldn't believe it!"
Pisors said he decided to try the game after seeing in the store that someone had recently won $500. He says he plans to share the winnings with his family and put the rest toward an annual golf trip.
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