Lottery Winner Becomes Business Owner

Lottery Winner Becomes Business Owner
Lottery Winner Becomes Business Owner

Lottery Winner Becomes Business Owner

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Yancy Hicks isn’t Irish, but that hasn’t kept the luck away. Two years ago, he won a million dollars in the Illinois Lottery’s St. Patrick’s Day raffle. In the hopes that some of his luck might rub off on us, we invited him in to tell his story!