Lucky lottery player wins $9.2 million jackpot after accidentally playing the wrong game

An Illinois lottery player is $9.2 million richer after playing the wrong game when a machine malfunctioned at a local grocery store.

The random winner, who wished to remain anonymous, was trying to play another game when a problem occurred with the machine at Jewel-Osco, 140 West Lake Street in Addison, about 20 miles west of downtown Chicago.

Instead, he played the lottery and hit the jackpot of $9.2 million.

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The Illinois lottery winner behind his check, right. The man won $9.2 million after playing the wrong game at a local grocery store when a machine malfunctioned. (Illinois Lottery)

“It was a normal day like any other. I picked up groceries at Jewel and as I was walking out the door I decided to buy a lottery ticket,” said the lucky Illinois Lottery winner.

“I actually wanted to buy a ticket for another game and the machine got stuck on Lotto. I was a little frustrated. I said, 'What's going on? The machine doesn't give me the right game!' So I decided I could also buy the lottery ticket.”

It turned out to be a life-changing decision.

The winning ticket matched all six numbers in the August 24 lottery drawing to win the $9.2 million jackpot. The winning numbers were 2, 15, 21, 29, 42 and 44.

The lucky winner kept the ticket for about a month before claiming their prize.

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A lottery player from Illinois writes on paper. (Illinois Lottery / Fox News)

“The morning after the drawing, I scanned the ticket at a machine to check if it was a winner,” the man said.

“When the machine showed the prize amount of $9.2 million, I couldn’t believe it. I looked at my wife and she was completely speechless. We laugh about how angry I was about the broken machine and are so grateful for it.” Everything worked out.

For selling the winning ticket, Jewel in Addison receives a bonus of one percent of the prize amount, or $92,000.

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Illinois lottery players at machines. An Illinois lottery player is $9.2 million richer after playing the wrong game at a local grocery store when a machine malfunctioned and he was forced to play the lottery instead. (Illinois Lottery / Fox News)

According to the Illinois Lottery, the prize is the second-largest prize won in Illinois lottery play this year. The biggest prize was a $10.4 million winning ticket sold in Park Ridge in February. The lottery takes place three times a week, on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed over $24 billion to the state's Common School Fund since 1985 to support K-12 public education in Illinois. The Common School Fund is the primary beneficiary of the Illinois Lottery and receives nearly 99% of Illinois Lottery proceeds. The Illinois Lottery also supports various special causes.

Meanwhile, playing the Mega Millions lottery will become more expensive next April with lottery tickets increasing by $3 to $5.