Sunday June 29th, 2025 1:14AM

Illinois family claims its part of second-biggest lottery prize

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - A suburban Chicago family with the third and final winning ticket to last month&#39;s $331 million Big Game jackpot stepped forward Friday to claim their share of the prize. <br> <br> Pedro and Fran Sotomil and their teen-age daughter, Kayla, won $110.3 million but decided to take a lump-sum payment of $59 million. <br> <br> Pedro Sotomil has quit his job as a medical technician at a hospital, but his wife plans to continue working as a nurse. <br> <br> Sotomil said that when he checked his ticket, ``I said `Oh my God, we have everything here.&#39;&#39;&#39; <br> <br> ``We were shaking, excited, and I&#39;m still recalling the emotions,&#39;&#39; he said as he choked back sobs. <br> <br> The jackpot was the second-biggest lottery prize in U.S. history. <br> <br> The holders of the other winning tickets sold in Georgia and New Jersey already have claimed their prizes.
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