Someone in St. Louis County could be much, much richer. Northland News Center reports that a Gopher 5 ticket worth $1.2 million was sold recently in the county. Nobody has stepped forward yet to claim the prize.
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According to Minnesota State Lottery officials, someone matched all six numbers during Wednesday night's drawing. The lucky winner has a full year to claim their prize. The winning Hot Lotto numbers were 1-6-13-25-27 and the Hot Ball was 15.
The Gopher 5 ticket matching all five numbers was sold Friday. A lottery spokeswoman told the Associated Press this is the second million-dollar ticket sold in the past two months.
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