Aurora man wins Sweet Corn Festival 50-50

The big 50-50 winner at the Mendota Sweet Corn Festival is from Aurora.

Mario Rodriguez’s name was pulled Monday morning. He’s the winner of $4,100. He won nearly $2,000 more than last year’s winner.

If you missed out on the Sweet Corn Festival 50/50, the pot is growing for the Amboy Depot Days 50/50. As of Friday, the pot was $23,000. The winner in Amboy will be drawn August 28th.

Last year’s winner took home a check of $149,000.