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CBS News
10-04-2025
- General
- CBS News
Rockford lottery player comes forward as winner of last week's Lotto Million 1 drawing
The search is over after a Rockford lottery player has come forward as the winner of last Thursday's Lotto Million 1 drawing , lottery officials announced. The player matched all six numbers to score the prize. Those winning numbers were: 1, 11, 16, 21, 26, 44. The player, nicknamed Lucky Lotto Millionare, said they had never won anything big in their life, until now. "After Thursday's drawing, I got an email saying I'd won, and I figured that I'd won back the $2 that I had spent on the ticket. And I did win back my two dollars… but imagine my surprise when I realized I'd also won $1 million, too!" the player said. They added, "It wasn't until I compared the winning numbers with those on my ticket that I realized I had actually won $1 million. I even sent a copy of my ticket to my dad, who is super analytical, to double-check it for me. He's not a lottery player, but I have a feeling he might start playing now." As for what they have planned with their prize money? "I'd love to treat my family to a nice vacation. My niece is especially fascinated by the history of Egypt, so I'm hoping to surprise everyone with a special trip there!" Lottery officials said it's the third Lotto win worth $1 million or more so far this year. On Feb. 8, one player won $10.4 million after buying a ticket at a Mobil gas station in Des Plaines. Then, on Feb. 17, another player won $1 million in the Lotto Million 1 drawing on Feb. 17. Lotto is an Illinois-only game played three times a week: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. In addition to the regular drawing, Lotto offers two additional drawings, Lotto Million 1 and Lotto Million 2, worth $1 million. Players must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
CBS News
05-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Online Illinois Lottery player wins $1 million in Lotto Million 1 drawing
An online Illinois Lottery player won $1 million in Thursday's Lotto Million 1 drawing. The player matched all six numbers to score the prize. Those winning numbers were: 1, 11, 16, 21, 26, 44. Lottery officials said it's the third Lotto win worth $1 million or more so far this year. On Feb. 8, one player won $10.4 million after buying a ticket at a Mobil gas station in Des Plaines. Then, on Feb. 17, another player won $1 million in the Lotto Million 1 drawing on Feb. 17. Lotto is an Illinois-only game played three times a week: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. In addition to the regular drawing, Lotto offers two additional drawings, Lotto Million 1 and Lotto Million 2, worth $1 million. The winner has one year from the date of the winning draw to claim their prize.
CBS News
27-03-2025
- Business
- CBS News
2 winning $250K Lucky Day Lotto tickets sold in Chicago, Aurora
Two winning Lucky Day Lotto tickets worth $250,000 were sold in Chicago and Aurora this week, lottery officials announced on Thursday. The tickets for Wednesday's midday drawing were sold at Navkar Food Inc. at 69 W. Washington St. in downtown and the Mariano's at 3025 E. New York St. in Aurora. The tickets matched all five numbers: 3, 8, 9, 31, and 45. Both stores will receive one percent of the prize amount, or $2,500, for selling the tickets. Winners have one year from the date of the drawing to claim their prize. They are also advised to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they are ready to redeem. The Illinois-only game with twice-daily drawings at 12:40 and 9:22 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in-store, online, or on the Illinois Lottery app.
CBS News
22-03-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Winning $600K Lucky Day Lotto ticket sold at suburban Chicago gas station
A winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $600,000 was sold this week at a gas station in a northern Chicago suburb, according to lottery officials. It was sold at a Circle K station located at 1000 Milwaukee Avenue in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The ticket purchased for Thursday's midday drawing matched all five numbers: 4, 30, 32, 33, and 43. The station will receive a one-percent bonus of the prize amount, or $6,000, for selling the winning ticket. The winner has one year from the drawing date to claim their prize. In the meantime, they are advised to write their name on the back of their winning ticket and keep it in a safe place until they're ready to redeem. Lucky Day Lotto is an Illinois-only game with twice-daily drawings. Tickets can be purchased in-store, online, or on the Illinois Lottery app.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Winning $500,000 lottery ticket sold at Rockford-area Schnucks
A local lottery player landed themselves a pay day -- to the tune of $500,000. Schnucks in Roscoe sold the winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket. The retailer is located at 4860 Hononegah Road. The winner has one year from the date of the winning draw to claim their cash prize. More than 20,000 winning tickets were sold for the Lucky Day Lotto Monday evening drawing, which amounts to nearly $550,000 for the lottery players, according to a news release from the Illinois Lottery. Lucky Day Lotto is an Illinois-only game with twice daily drawings. Tickets for the game can be purchased in-store, online, or on the Illinois Lottery app. The same Schnucks previously sold a $250,000 winning scratch-off ticket in January 2023. Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register. He can be reached at tackerman@ This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Winning $500,000 lottery ticket sold at Rockford-area Schnucks
