Edward Casper steps forward after winning $1 million in the St. Patrick’s Day Millionaire Raffle drawing on March 18. The luck of the Irish was smiling down on Chicago resident Edward Casper, who is one of the top winners in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Millionaire Raffle drawing on March 18. Casper, 62, a retired City of Chicago employee, won $1 million and presented his winning ticket at the Illinois Lottery Prize Center in Chicago. “When my son told me we won the lottery, I thought maybe we had won $500 or $5,000,” Casper said.