EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville resident Carmen Kruschik is on top of world today after winning a large lottery prize.
Krushick scratched a $10 Million Payout ticket and instantly won a top prize of $250,000.
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“When I saw the $250,000 prize amount, my heart started pounding so fast!," she said when she presented her winning ticket at the Illinois Lottery Prize Center in Fairview Heights.
Kruschik was at Motomart, 1 Club Centre Court, in Edwardsville, when she cashed in a $10 winning $250,000 Crossword ticket and bought two $10 Million Payout tickets. She was in her car in the parking lot when she scratched them.
“I didn’t win a prize on the first ticket," she said. "The second ticket I scratched was the big winner!”
She plans to share the windfall with her family, complete some home improvement projects, and invest."
The Illinois Lottery noted that Motomart received $2,500, one percent of the prize amount, for selling the winning ticket. The $10 Million Payout is a $5 instant ticket with a top prize of $250,000. Of the six top prizes available, two have not been claimed. For more information, please visit illinoislottery.com.
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