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Lotto jackpot worth $22.4M for Thursday's drawing - second largest prize so far

CHICAGO (CBS) – Illinois Lottery players now have another shot at becoming a millionaire.

Thursday night's drawing is now worth $22.4 million. If won, it will be the largest Lotto jackpot win of the year. For now, it's the second-largest prize in nearly five years, according to lottery officials.

A Lotto jackpot worth $22.5 million was won in December 2018 at a Shell gas station in Prospect Heights.

Players will also have an additional chance to win a smaller prize of $1 million in every Lotto drawing. There have been three winners so far this year.

Lotto is an Illinois-only game played three times a week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. 

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