An Illinois woman is $1 million richer after winning on a lottery ticket she forgot about. During a grocery trip to the Jewel-Osco supermarket in Elmhurst in October, she made the last-minute decision to pick up a lottery ticket for the Lucky Day Lotto, a daily draw game in Illinois. The ticket was set for an evening drawing on October 20.

A $1 lottery ticket made an Illinois woman $1 million richer after she forgot her lottery ticket in her purse.

An Illinois woman tucked a Lucky Day Lotto ticket into her purse and forgot about it before discovering it was a $1 million winner.

A woman in Illinois won $1 million from a forgotten lottery ticket she rediscovered in her purse, according to a recent announcement from the Illinois Lottery.

"While on my way to visit my aunt, I made a quick stop at Jewel to pick up a few groceries, and before heading out the door, I grabbed a quick pick Lucky Day Lotto ticket. I actually put the ticket in my purse and forgot all about it,

An Illinois woman put a lottery ticket in her purse and forgot about it. She ended up winning a big jackpot. She said she purchased the ticket on a whim at a Jewel-Osco grocery store in Elmhurst, Illinois.