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Illinois Lottery's Last Drawing With Linda Kollmeyer on WGN Was Kind Of Sad
WGN
CHICAGO — Linda Kollmeyer, the woman with the perma-smile who presided over the drawing of the winning Illinois Lottery numbers for decades, drew her last numbers on WGN-TV Wednesday night ...
and it was kind of sad.
No, she never relinquished her smile or broke down in tears.
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But the end of the live drawings on WGN-TV was depressing as Kollmeyer gave a goodbye speech ... and it was cut off when WGN put the lottery sponsors' graphics on the screen.
You could still hear her talking, but it was like when an Oscar winner goes too long and the band starts playing.
The Illinois Lottery, which hasn't been paying out winners in recent days while the state is mired in a budget crisis, is moving its drawings online.
Wednesday night was the last one on WGN.
"For over 26 glorious years, I had the time of my life sharing with you, the Illinois Lottery players, an