Glen Ellyn Man Wins $1 Million in Powerball
After finding a pile of lottery tickets and checking the numbers, Ron Yurcus discovered he was a winner.
A Glen Ellyn man found a $1 million surprise sitting on his desk. Along with a bunch of other lottery tickets, Ron Yurcus had a winning Powerball ticket waiting to be discovered. Yurcus hit the numbers in the August 22 Powerball drawing when his ticket matched the first five numbers – 22 - 29 - 31 - 47 - 55 - (19), according to the Illinois Lottery. He only checked the ticket after finding it a few weeks ago. “About 12 tickets had accumulated on my desk, and I decided to tidy up to make room for my new computer,” Yurcus said in a news release. “I checked the winning numbers on the Illinois Lottery website and just about screamed when I saw that I won.” A retired chaplain, Yurcus along with his wife of 45 years, Kathleen, plan to invest …
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