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A retired Chicago man won $1 million in his local lottery

He won big by playing a $10 scratch-off ticket

The man shared the two things he and his wife now plan to do with the unexpected windfall

A retired man in Illinois just struck gold in his local lottery .

The man — who goes by “Papa” and wishes to remain anonymous — purchased a $10 Jumbo Bucks ticket at P&S Liquor on Chicago’s Northwest Side, per Fox 32 Chicago , ABC 7 and WGN 9 . He soon learned he had won $1 million.

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"It’s all so unbelievable!" Papa told the Illinois Lottery.

"I didn’t even realize it was a winning ticket until I scanned it at the store, just to double-check. When the prize amount popped up on the screen, I tur

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