Lottery News and Stories
Single winner takes Illinois Lotto $7 million jackpot
Tuesday, February 21, 2006 posted 12:29 PM EST
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A single winner has taken the $7 million jackpot from the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game.
The only ticket to match all six winning numbers from Monday night's Lotto drawing was sold at a convenience store in the
Effingham County community of Dieterich.
The jackpot for the next Lotto drawing, on Wednesday, will be $2 million.
In addition to the grand prize winner, nine players matched five of the six winning numbers from Monday night's drawing,
and will receive second prizes of $1,774.50 apiece. Another 863 players matched four of the six - good for third prizes of
$33.50 apiece.
The winning numbers from Monday night's drawing were: one, 13, 22, 31, 36, and 45.
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