Lotto jackpot grows to $16.55M – surpassing previous record
If someone happens to win that prize, they will surpass the last record-setting jackpot of $16.5 million.
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If someone happens to win that prize, they will surpass the last record-setting jackpot of $16.5 million.
The ticket matched all six winning numbers: 25-27-28-36-38-44.
He turned himself in to the Sangamon County Jail on Wednesday after the court issued a warrant for his arrest.
This will make it the second time someone from Illinois has won $1 million or more in Lucky Day Lotto this year.
If won, it would be the eighth-largest Powerball jackpot and the 13th-largest lottery jackpot won in U.S. history, according to the Illinois Lottery.
If no one wins, the pot gets closer to becoming one of the top ten prizes in the game's history.
The player purchased the ticket online and matched all five numbers worth $1,050,000.
If you take the cash option, that's just over $483 million.
The Lucky Mart on 87th Street is one of the winningest lottery ticket-selling stores in Illinois.
Jackpot hopefuls were lined up for hours to play a special game for an extra shot at $1 billion. CBS 2's Lauren Victory visited a lottery dealer on the Southwest Side called the Lucky Mart on 87th Street, and found out it lives up to its name.
Jackpot hopefuls were lined up for hours to play a special game for an extra shot at $1 billion. CBS 2's Lauren Victory visited a lottery dealer on the Southwest Side called the Lucky Mart on 87th Street, and found out it lives up to its name.
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Tonight's Powerball drawing is worth $448 million.
A lottery ticket worth just a couple of dollars may have ended up worth hundreds. It's a glitch that is good for players but is costing stores money at every location in Illinois where lottery tickets are sold.
Imagine waking up one morning and suddenly having enough money to quit your job and never have to worry about finances again.
If you purchased a ticket at at BG Liquor, located at 223 W. Dundee Rd., this could be your lucky day.
The winning numbers for the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history were picked tonight.
Are you feeling lucky? The winning numbers for the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history will be picked tonight. The $1.6 billion Mega Millions drawing is at 10 p.m.
The next Mega Millions jackpot will be $1.6 billion, making it the largest lottery jackpot in history.
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