CHICAGO - From a record-breaking jackpot to a big Lucky Day Lotto win, two Illinois players had a weekend they won’t soon forget.

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An online player won a $1,551,431 Illinois Super Jackpot, the largest prize in the game’s history, according to Illinois Lottery officials. The $20 progressive Fast Play game begins with a jackpot of $50,000 and grows until someone wins.

The second jackpot hit during Sunday’s Lucky Day Lotto midday drawing on Aug. 17. A player matched all five numbers — 3, 8, 15, 16 and 39 — to win $550,000.

The winning ticket was purchased at MK Simplemart, 8145 S. Pulaski Ave. in Chicago, officials said. The store will receive a $5,500 bonus, equal to 1% of the prize amount, for selling the ticket.

In all, more than 15,800 winning tickets were sold in Sund

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