Winners Of 2-2-2-2 Jam Line For Lottery Bounty

By Anna Deem in News on Nov 13, 2010 7:30PM

The Thompson Center was in no way prepared for the estimated 600 people in line on Friday morning that were there to claim their winnings for the Illinois Lottery's "Pick Four" game, in what may be the highest payout ever for the game. The winners will share about $8.4 million before taxes, said Tracy Owens, a lottery representative, to the Chicago Sun-Times. There were so many people in line that Owens did not think the staff of four would be able to process all the winners. "There's a great possibility that people will be coming back on Monday or Tuesday," Owens said. Winners can also pick up their checks at Lottery offices in Des Plaines, Rockford, Springfield and Fairview Heights.