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An Illinois father of five won a massive lottery prize in a drawing on Sept. 10

He told the Illinois Lottery that "it took a few minutes [for his big win] to sink in," then he called his wife to tell her the good news

"She gasped so loud I thought she'd drop the phone!" he recalled of his wife's reaction

An Illinois man says he "couldn't believe his eyes" when he saw that he'd won a massive lottery prize.

Matthew, a father of five from Crystal Lake, purchased a Quick Pick ticket via the Illinois Lottery app and successfully matched all five numbers in the Lucky Day Lotto evening drawing on Sept. 10, according to a news release from the Illinois Lottery. He scored a jackpot of $550,000.

"I was just at home, staring at the draw results on the app,” Matthew said. “It took

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