Delavan man wins $200,000 in Illinois Lottery

Posted on May 12, 2016

By WJBC Staff

SPRINGFIELD – A Tazewell County man is $200,000 richer after winning an Illinois Lottery Bingo game.

Fred Wolf of Delavan said he plans to pay bills and invest for retirement after scratching an Illinois Lottery Bingo ticket and instantly winning the $200,000. Wolf bought the winning Bingo ticket at Beck’s, 317 Jersey St., in Pekin according to a  news release from the Illinois Lottery.

The convenience store gets received a $2,000 bonus, one percent of the prize amount, for selling a winning ticket.

 

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