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An Illinois woman won a $500,000 lottery prize when she decided to grab a ticket on her way out of a store

The lucky winner chose to remain anonymous, using the name “Jessie” to claim her prize

“I want to treat my family, but I also plan to help those who are less fortunate,” she said of her plans for her winnings

An Illinois woman won a $500,000 prize thanks to playing the lottery — and when she told her husband, she says he became a "nervous wreck."

“I was running errands at Walmart and decided to grab one of the new holiday-themed tickets on my way out,” the Rockford resident, who chose to remain anonymous, told Illinois Lottery officials in a recent press release .

And luckily for "Jessie," the name she used to claim her winnings, she earned the top prize on her fi

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