Illinois Pair Wins $518K Lottery After Changing Routine

Illinois Lottery Win Shows Power of Playing Together

If you’ve been buying Illinois Lottery tickets strictly for yourself, quick, find a friend.

It might be the difference between winning and losing if you’re someone as superstitious as I am. I firmly believe there was a reason Joseph and Bryan, two friends from Downers Grove, played the lottery together.

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Downers Grove Friends Win $518K Lottery Jackpot

The word is that they usually purchase lotto tickets in a group, but this time, it was just the two of them playing FastPlay Twenty 20s and scored a major jackpot.

The lotto hit was for $518,309, which you’d have to say is a pretty nice payday for these two pals, who say that the moment they won, Joseph and Bryan were in total shock and just stared at each other in disbelief.

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Big Plans Ahead for Illinois Lottery Winners

The two buds have said they already have big plans on how to spend their newfound winnings, while the rest of the group, who normally play but didn’t this time, will be allowed to look at all the fun things Joseph and Bryan will purchase.