$81.5 mil Lotto ticket sold in Streamwood
A lucky Illinois family waited three months. But on Wednesday, they received a belated Christmas gift - a multimillion-dollar lottery jackpot.
The Illinois Lottery presented the winner with a check for $81.5 million.
One family member bought the lucky ticket at a gas station in Streamwood back in mid-December but waited to come forward while seeking professional financial advice.
The winner did not reveal her identity, referring to herself only as the "JYS Family Limited Partnership."
The $81.5 million depressants half of the total Mega Millions jackpot from December's drawing. The other half went to another winner in New Jersey.
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