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Illinois woman wins $1 million on lottery ticket given to her by another gas station customer
One player's trash is another's treasure
By Kate Northrop
An Illinois woman won $1 million on a Lucky Day Lotto ticket after another gas station customer decided they didn't want it and gave it to her.
An anonymous Illinois woman was not expecting a million dollars to quite literally be handed to her last week, and its thanks to a kind gesture from another nameless gas station customer.
She is shocked that, despite not even having bought a lottery ticket, she is the recipient of
May 2, 2024, 10:57 am - Lottery News
Illinois stay-at-home mom wakes up to a crying baby and $1.4 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot
Mother wakes up to a crying baby and a lifechanging amount of money
By Kate Northrop
An Illinois woman woke up to the sound of her crying baby in the middle of the night but found it rather difficult to fall back asleep once she also found out she won a $1.4 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot.
Every parent knows that tending to a crying infant in the middle of the night is not easy, but what if you woke up to a million dollars too?
This is what happened to one Illinois stay-at-home
Mar 14, 2024, 8:07 pm - Lottery News
Illinois man celebrates Valentine's Day with $1 million lottery win three days after breakup
A date with Lady Luck three days after heartbreak
By Kate Northrop
On what he assumed would be a lonely Valentine's Day after having just gone through a breakup, an Illinois man is instead celebrating the holiday with a $1 million lottery win.
Heartbreak was in the cards for one Illinois man, who was posed to spend Valentine's Day without a date after splitting from his girlfriend. However, he's hit the jackpot with Lady Luck this year, raking in a $1 million lottery prize three da
Feb 14, 2024, 11:53 am - Lottery News
Illinois man runs back into store to give owner a hug after winning $3 million in the lottery
That guy is going to win someday.
By Kate Northrop
An Illinois man who won $3 million in the lottery while sitting in his car deliberately ran back into the store he bought his winning ticket at to give the owner a big hug.
An Illinois man with a big heart won a big prize in the Illinois Lottery last week, finally scooping up a $3 million prize on a scratch-off after years of trying.
Having just helped welcome his new grandson into the world, the lottery pri ze was the second wo
Jan 30, 2024, 10:41 am - Lottery News
Allwyn to become new operator of Illinois Lottery after acquisition of Camelot LS Group
New UK lottery operator's reach extends to the US
By Kate Northrop
European company Allwyn Entertainment will become the Illinois Lottery's new operator after they announced their acquisition of Camelot LS Group in December.
The Illinois Lottery will have a new operator following the loss of Camelot's license as the operator of the UK National Lottery and Allwyn's acquisition of said company.
Currently, the Camelot Lottery Solutions Group (Camelot LS Group), operates the Illinois
Jan 3, 2023, 11:27 am - Lottery News
Two Illinois lottery winners in a partnership claim $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot
Winners split behemoth win within timeframe to claim cash prize
By Kate Northrop
Two winners in a partnership have come forward to claim the eye-watering $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot that was drawn in July 2022.
One single ticket was all it took to win the record $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot on July 29, 2022, but two people jointly stepped forward to claim it all.
Today, the Illinois Lottery announced that the prize has officially been claimed, shared by a partnersh
Sep 21, 2022, 3:58 pm - Lottery News
Major claim deadline approaching for Illinois lottery winner of $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot
They don't have as much time as it seems
By Kate Northrop
A crucial deadline for claiming the record-breaking $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawn in July is approaching for the single Illinois-based lottery winner.
The lone Illinois winner of the unimaginable $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot is only weeks away from a major deadline that could have a huge impact on the amount of money they get to walk away with.
For a prize of this magnitude, it's not unusual for the wi
Sep 12, 2022, 7:16 am - Lottery News
One Illinois lottery ticket wins $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot
Updated with final jackpot amount and retailer location
By Todd Northrop
After a run of 29 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 30th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.337 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in Illinois matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball.
It was the fourth time a lottery jackpot had grown to more than $1 billion, and the third time a single ticket won $1 billion or more.
The winner of the unimaginable
Jul 30, 2022, 8:48 am - Lottery News
Veterans shut out of Illinois vaccine lottery
It's just a slap in the face to any veteran.
By Kate Northrop
Illinois is making headlines after it was revealed that thousands of veterans won't be eligible to enter the All In For The Win incentive lottery for a shot at the millions of dollars being awarded to vaccinated individuals.
Ever since Ohio announced its Vax-a-Million lottery to encourage residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19, states have been coming out with their own lotteries left and right. However, the lotter
Jun 21, 2021, 11:36 am - Lottery News
The purr-fect holiday gift arrives early for Illinois woman
Two pretty kitties earn lottery player a pretty penny
By Kate Northrop
The cat's out of the bag two kitties might have helped one woman win a $1,180 Illinois Lottery Pick 4 prize.
An anonymous woman from the Chicago suburbs has been playing the lottery for the past decade, using everyday events and happenings around her to conjure up numbers to play. Most recently, she took inspiration from the two cats she adopted Eustace, a gray Tabby, and Denzel, a domestic Short Hair.
I like to
Dec 3, 2020, 8:44 pm - Lottery News