CHICAGO – If you purchased a Lucky Day Lotto ticket at a 7-Eleven store in Elgin, you may want to check it right away. That’s because you could be holding a winning ticket worth $900,000.
The winning ticket was purchased at a 7-Eleven store, located at 811 E. Chicago St. in Elgin, IL.
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The lucky winner hit all five numbers in the Lucky Day Lotto midday draw on Sunday, July 16 to win the jackpot. The $900,000 grand prize was won with the winning numbers: 11-13-14-23-26.
This is also a win for the retailer that sold the winning ticket, as the retailer will receive a bonus of 1% of the prize amount.
In total, nearly 24,000 other prizes, ranging from $1 to $200, were won in this Lucky Day Lotto drawing.
Anyone could be next - with two massive jackpots up for grabs tonight.
The Powerball jackpot has swelled to a staggering $900 million for tonight’s drawing - making it the third largest Powerball jackpot and seventh largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. And the Lotto jackpot is now at a whopping $19.5 million for tonight’s drawing - the largest jackpot of the year and the second largest in nearly five years.
Powerball tickets are $2 each, and players have the option to add the Powerplay for an additional $1 for the chance to multiply non-jackpot prizes. Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. (CT).
Lotto is an Illinois-only jackpot game that is played three times a week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. Each play costs $2 and players can add Extra Shot for an additional $1 for a chance to increase non-jackpot winnings.
Tickets for the games can be purchased in-store, online, or on the Illinois Lottery app. For more information or to buy tickets online, please visit illinoislottery.com.
