Illinois Lottery announces $4.1 million Lotto winner, third-largest 2024 jackpot in state
An Illinois lottery player is $4.1 million richer after purchasing a lucky ticket on Thursday.
The Illinois Lottery announced that the lucky ticket matched all six numbers in the May 2 Lotto drawing. This was the third largest jackpot this year in the state, the lottery said in the press release.
The winning numbers were: 2 - 3 - 9 - 19 - 32 - 40.
The lucky ticket was sold at the BP gas station in McCook, about 14 miles south of Chicago, and the gas station will receive a 1% bonus for selling the ticket worth $41,000.
Illinois is one of the 18 states were lottery winners can remain anonymous when claim a prize.
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Illinois previous millionaire lottery winners in 2024
On Feb. 1 a lottery player in Port Ridge won $10.4 million after buying a ticket at the Shell gas station.
Another winner won $5.45 million on March 28 after a lottery player purchased a ticket at Prestige Liquor in Chicago.
“This was a great surprise,” Sam Singh, the co-owner of Prestige Liquor, told lottery officials. “We see many customers throughout the day, so anyone could be the winner. We wish the winner so much joy in life.”
What are the odds of winning the Lotto?
The odds of winning the jackpot that starts at $2 million is 1 in 15,890,700, the Illinois Lottery said.
Where can you buy lottery tickets?
In order to purchase a ticket, you'll have to visit your local convenience store, gas station or grocery store - and in a handful of states, you can get tickets online.
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