Online Illinois Lottery player wins over $1.2 million jackpot in FastPlay game
The winning online ticket for the Ultimate Diamond Jackpot, worth $1,234,128, was purchased on Thursday.
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The winning online ticket for the Ultimate Diamond Jackpot, worth $1,234,128, was purchased on Thursday.
The player matched all six numbers to score the prize.
Both top prizes were won on Saturday.
The game begins with a $10,000 jackpot and grows with each ticket sold until the prize is won.
The tickets for Wednesday's midday drawing were sold at Navkar Food Inc. at 69 W. Washington St. in Chicago and Mariano's at 3025 E. New York St. in Aurora.
The station will receive a one-percent bonus of the prize amount, or $6,000, for selling the winning ticket.
The next Powerball drawing is Monday night, with an estimated jackpot of $230 million.
The ticket, worth $3,188,104, was purchased on Thursday, February 20, at Komal Wine and Liquor on Chicago's northwest side, near O'Hare airport, at 4628 N. Cumberland Ave.
The business, the Headline Newsstand, located inside the lobby of 2 N. LaSalle Street, sold the ticket for the Thursday, Jan. 30 midday drawing.
The winner, nicknamed "Hard-Working Husband," played the Ultimate Diamond Jackpot game through the lottery app, he said, while they watched one of their favorite shows, getting caught off guard when he realized he had won.
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According to lottery officials, the game had three $10 million top prizes, two of which were purchased last year.
The winning ticket was sold for the Saturday, Dec. 21 drawing at the Jewel-Osco store at 800 North Avenue in Melrose Park.
The store will receive a one-percent bonus of the prize amount, or $10,000, for selling the winning ticket.
The $4.1 million ticket was bought at Jay's Fresh Market, 1550 N. Mannheim Road, for the Sept. 28 drawing.
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They also said the game's name influenced the purchase, as his birthday is 7-7-77.
The winner, whose nickname is "Future Audi Owner,'" won the prize by playing the Ultimate Diamond Jackpot — a Fast Play on the Illinois Lottery app.
The Illinois Lottery gave away up to $50,000 in prizes. That money and the giant disco ball were part of the lottery's 50th anniversary celebration.
The Illinois Lottery gave away up to $50,000 in prizes. That money and the giant disco ball were part of the lottery's 50th anniversary celebration.
The ticket was bought for the Wednesday, July 10 evening drawing at the store located at 45 South Plum Grove Road.
According to lottery officials, nine players in Illinois have won a million dollars or more playing Lotto so far this year.
The ticket in the May 20 Lotto Million 1 drawing matched all six numbers, winning the $1 million jackpot prize.
The winner bought the ticket online, making this the biggest prize ever won through an iLottery and the second-largest prize ever won in Illinois.
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