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finance20 days ago•32 min saved

Illinois Online Lottery Win Lands $536M Mega Millions Jackpot for 'Lucky Lady'

An Illinois woman using the iLottery platform won the first Mega Millions jackpot of 2026, a $536 million prize—the second-largest online lottery win ever. She’ll take home about $245.6 million after taxes and says she accidental-typed the win; she even had her daughter call a claim center to verify. With the money, she plans to buy a new family home with a pool and perhaps treat the family to a cruise or a Vegas trip.

via Yahoo Lifestyle Canada|

#family-plans #finance #illinois-lottery

business29 days ago•4 min saved

Illinois Lands $536 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Online

An Illinois player won the $536 million Mega Millions jackpot in the March 10 drawing, and the winning ticket was purchased online through the Illinois Lottery site rather than at a store. It marks the second-largest online lottery prize in the U.S., with an additional $5 million online winner in the same drawing; winners have one year to claim their prize.

via NBC 5 Chicago|

#business #illinois-lottery #ilottery

local-news1 month ago•35 min saved

Harvard storefront nets $1.15M Lucky Day Lotto prize

A Lucky Day Lotto ticket sold at Chemung Country Store in unincorporated Harvard (McHenry County) matched all five numbers (2, 15, 28, 31, 43) to win $1.15 million in Saturday’s drawing. The store will receive a $11,500 bonus for selling the winning ticket, and plans to reinvest much of the prize in the business and staff. Across Illinois, nearly 74,000 winning tickets were sold, totaling more than $1.3 million in prizes; winners have one year to claim their winnings.

via Lake and McHenry County Scanner|

#chemung-country-store #harvard #illinois-lottery

lottery7 months ago•2 min saved

Chicago rushes for free Powerball tickets as $1.4B jackpot nears

Hundreds in Chicago lined up for a chance to win a $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot, with the Illinois Lottery hosting a two-hour event giving away over 1,000 free tickets and raising funds for education. The jackpot is the sixth-largest in U.S. history, and the event engaged the community while supporting K-12 education funding.

via ABC News|

#free-tickets #funding-education #illinois-lottery

human-interest2 years ago•2 min saved

"Man's $1M Lottery Win Comes Just Days After Breakup"

An Illinois man claimed a $1 million lottery prize on Valentine's Day after recently becoming single, stating that he almost didn't go to work after scratching the winning ticket. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, bought the ticket from Walmart and opted for the cash option of $600,000 before taxes. The "Monopoly 50X" scratch-off game has second-tier prizes worth $100,000 and third-tier prizes worth $5,000, with odds of winning the top prize at 1 in 2,036,500,00.

via USA TODAY|

#break-up #dollar1-million-prize #human-interest

lottery-news2 years ago•0 min saved

"Multiple Big Wins: Illinois Stores Sell Six-Figure Scratch-Off Tickets"

A grocery store in Rockford, Illinois, has sold its second top-prize-winning lottery ticket in three months, with a lucky player winning $500,000 on a Diamond Dollars scratch-off ticket purchased for $10 at Schnucks. The retailer is entitled to a $5,000 selling bonus, and lottery officials advise winners to sign their tickets and keep them secure until claiming their prize.

via FOX 32 Chicago|

#illinois-lottery #lottery-news #rockford