Lake Co. Woman Wins $200,000 Lottery Prize

Photo caption: Hilda Lopez and husband with her $200,000 winning Disco Bingo ticket.

A Lake County resident who won a $200,000 lottery prize this past week plans to pay off her mortgage and plan a family vacation with her winnings.

Hilda Lopez of Waukegan was in the car with her husband when she scratched her two Disco Bingo instant tickets, according to a Illinois Lottery press release.

“When I scratched the second ticket and saw that I won $200,000, I screamed so loud my husband almost lost his grip on the steering wheel,” she said.

Lopez said she always buys two tickets when she decides to play.

“My belief is if one ticket is not a winner, the other one will be. I’m so happy my strategy paid off,” she said.

An occasional lottery player, Lopez purchased her winning ticket at Murphy USA, 3850 Fountain Square Place, in Waukegan.

The store will receive a $2,000 bonus, 1 percent of the prize amount, for selling a winning ticket. Disco Bingo is a $5 instant ticket with a top prize of $200,000. There are now four unclaimed top prizes of $200,000. For more information, please visit www.illinoislottery.com.