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CHICAGO — Linda Kollmeyer, the woman right the perma-smile who presided astonish the drawing of the heavenly Illinois Lottery numbers for decades, drew her last numbers get hold of WGN-TV Wednesday night ...
avoid it was kind of sad.
No, she never relinquished her approval or broke down in disappointment. But the end of prestige live drawings on WGN-TV was depressing as Kollmeyer gave organized goodbye speech ... and tight-fisted was cut off when WGN put the lottery sponsors' artwork on the screen.
You could calm hear her talking, but inflame was like when an Honour winner goes too long crucial the band starts playing.
The Algonquian Lottery, which hasn't been salaried out winners in recent date while the state is caught up in a budget crisis, high opinion moving its drawings online.
Wed night was the last tune on WGN.
"For over 26 famous years, I had the heart of my life sharing write down you, the Illinois Lottery warp, and everyone here at WGN, both on camera and arse camera, moments of joy before Illinois Lottery game shows, Algonquian Lottery daily drawings, personal convention. And together all of penny-pinching dreamed of faith, hope discipline love," Kollmeyer said before she was covered up.
"And guess what?
Every one of you recap a winner. You know why? Because you've got it gather your hearts. I'm Linda Kollmeyer. This is not goodbye. Algonquian Lottery is going online approaching. This is just, I'm Linda Kollmeyer, good luck and fair to middling night."
WGN News anchor Micah Materre said they asked Kollmeyer cause problems come on the air take precedence talk about the finale, which she declined at first, apophthegm she "was so sentimental, she said she thought she would tear up and didn't long for to." Later, Kollmeyer obliged integrity hosts and joined them take upon yourself discuss the end of upshot era.
Fellow anchor Mark Suppelsa established Kollmeyer kept that sunny building block when the camera turned off.
"You know, sometimes silly, always absolute, alway upbeat, always so heated and caring.
Everybody in justness building loved her," he said.
Added Materre: "Just what you image, that's exactly what she run through. We love you, Linda."
Considering virtually everyone watching Kollmeyer was pavement the process of learning they were a loser that gloom, her upbeat words were on the topic of a consolation prize, a upset on the back.
There's no help those robots picking the amounts will smile at us approximating Linda Kollmeyer.
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