WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. � A West Frankfort man is two million dollars richer now, after winning on an instant scratch-off ticket.
Retired Navy veteran Steven Repp won big on the 100X game. He bought it from the Circle K on W. Main St. in West Frankfort.Ìý
“Normally I don’t scratch the prizes until I know I have a matching number,� Repp said. “When I saw I had an 11, I scratched off the prize and was in shock. I called my wife, told her I was having a heart attack and that she needed to meet me outside right away.�
Repp says his wife was overjoyed with what she thought was originally just a $200,000 prize.
“I told her to look again and add a zero,� Repp said. “She was like, ‘No way, you won $2 million?!’�
The Repps plan to use their prize money to pay off their home and take a cruise.
The Circle K received a $20,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. 100X is a $20 instant ticket that features three top prizes of $2,000,000, one of which has not been claimed.
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Information for this story was provided by the Illinois Lottery.
