$30 Lottery Ticket Nets McHenry Man $100,000

A northwest suburban man recently changed up his usual lottery strategy, and it paid off-to the tune of $100,000 Kent Pleva usually buys a $1 or $2 instant lottery ticket, once a week. But recently he decided to go with one, $10 Million Cash Bonanza ticket, purchased at Convenient Food Mart, 2126 W. Algonquin Road in Lake in the Hills, according to a statement from Illinois Lottery issued Feb. 12. One scratch of the $30 ticket later, Pleva finds himself $100,000 richer and pondering what to do with his winnings.