Illinois lottery
The gist
An Illinois iLottery player won $800,000 in the Oct. 8 Lucky Day Lotto evening drawing.
The winner hasn't claimed yet, and the lottery urges players to check tickets.
How it unfolded
- Aug 12, 2026A lottery player from Illinois won a $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot, the last time the Powerball jackpot was won.
- Sep 4, 2026 -12, 2026Five jackpot-winning Lucky Day Lotto tickets claimed a combined $1.25 million in drawings, with tickets sold in St. Charles, Chicago, Crete and Rochelle, as well as online.
- Sep 19, 2026An online player won a $550,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot in the evening drawing.