Anything's Possible Press Releases

May 2013

• Frankfort Resident Wins $125,000 Playing on the Internet
• Darien Resident starts his vacation with $100,000 Illinois Lottery Win
• Rock Falls Couple Wins $2 million!
• Chicago Resident Scratches her way to a $200,000 Illinois Lottery Win
• Powerball Jumps to $550 Million
• Humboldt Park Resident Wins $175,000 Playing Lucky Day Lotto!
• Geneva Resident Keeps $4.85 million in Cookie Jar
• Illinois Lottery Win is “Life-Changing” for Tinley Park Man
• Tax Accountant Crunches a Few Numbers of His Own!
• 17 Winners Get Lucky with $1mil Powerball Prize
• Illinois Lottery Sprouts New Instant Tickets for May
• Long-Time Couple Moves Up Marriage Plans after Winning $6.5mil
• Beginner’s Luck for First Time Illinois Lottery Player Wins $1million in St. Patrick’s Day Millionaire Raffle
• Indiana Resident Thanks his Lucky Clover

April 2013

• “What a Difference a Dollar Makes!”
• It’s a Lucky Day for a Burnham Resident!
• Marseilles Resident “Still in shock!”
• A Cup of Coffee and a Quarter of a Million Dollars!
• Chicago Resident Instantly Wins $1 Million from the Illinois Lottery
• Cicero Man Turns $5 into $250,000!
• Stone Park Man Wins $2mil Illinois Lottery Prize
• Rockford IceHogs Take Home the Illinois Lottery Cup
• Freeport Man Wins $50M Powerball Prize! Largest Ever in Illinois!
• Another Lucky Day Lotto Winner in Carol Stream
• Batavia Resident Wins Big in the Illinois Lottery’s St. Patrick’s Day Raffle
• “You have to try this game!” River Grove Resident Wins Big in the Illinois Lottery’s St. Patrick’s Day Raffle
• Harwood Heights Resident Wins Big in the Illinois Lottery’s St. Patrick’s Day Raffle
• Elgin Resident Rakes in Mega Cash
• Round Lake Park Resident Gets a True Second Chance With $3 Mil Illinois Lottery 2nd-chance Win
• Largest Powerball Jackpot Ever Won in Illinois; Local Store to Receive $500,000 Selling Bonus
• Willowbrook Man Wins $2mil Illinois Lottery Prize
• Illinois Lottery Launches New Instant Game Family in April

March 2013

• “I Am Very Thankful” Lincolnwood Man wins IL Lottery Jackpot
• Lucky Alsip Resident Wins $1,000,000 Illinois Lottery Prize
• Powerball Soars to $260 million for Tonight’s Drawing
• Illinois Lottery’s St. Patrick’s Day Raffle Creates Four New Millionaires
• IL Lottery Introduces the MS Project New Instant Game Funds Multiple Sclerosis Research
• Special Day for Naperville Mom - Wins $100,000 IL Lottery Prize
• Missing St Pats Day Raffle Ticket Found and Verified!
• What a Birthday Surprise!
• Carol Stream Resident Gets Lucky with $112,500 IL Lottery Win
• Des Plaines Resident “Shocked” by $200,000 IL Lottery Win
• IL Lottery’s Newest Scratch Tickets Arrive Just in Time for St. Pat’s Day
• Dream Comes True for Cicero Resident
• Mahomet Couple to Visit Son Serving on US Aircraft Carrier

February 2013

• IL Lottery Promotes Responsible Gaming, Long-standing 24/7 Gambling Hotline during National Problem Gambling Awareness Month
• Comedian Andy Richter Stars in New Illinois Lottery Campaign $103M Powerball prize kicks off new jackpot-awareness Ads
• A Lucky Day for this Maywood Resident
• U.S. Army Veteran’s Prayers Are Answered
• Winning the Lottery is a Family Affair
• Aurora Man Buys Engagement Ring with IL Lottery Prize
• Burbank Resident Gets Lucky with $162,500 Illinois Lottery Win
• First IL Lottery ‘Good Life’ Grand Prize Winner from Macomb
• Lottery's St. Patrick's Day Raffle Features Four $1mil Prizes
• Waukegan College Student Wins $250,000 IL Lottery Prize
• A “Lucky Start” to his Day! Illinois Lottery Winner Sleeps with $200,000 Winning Ticket under His Mattress
• The Illinois Lottery launches ‘The Good Life’ family of games
• A VERY Happy Valentine’s Day For ‘Lucky in Love’ IL Lottery Winner
• “It couldn’t have happened at a better time!”
• “One Day I’m Grocery Shopping and the Next Day I’m Winning the Lottery!”

January 2013

• Powerball™ Climbs to $151,000,000 for Wednesday’s Drawing
• “It Only Takes A Dollar To Win!” Antioch Resident Wins Illinois Lottery With $1 Quick Pick
• Chicago Resident Scratches her way to a $250,000 Illinois Lottery Win
• “Many Things Are Possible” Dreams Come True for $1 Million Powerball Winner
• Illinois Lottery Control Board Meeting - January 23, 2012 at 10:30AM
• “This is quite a shock!” Waukegan Resident Wins $100k Illinois Lottery prize
• Latest Email Scam Promises Bogus $2.5 million Prizes
• “What a way to start the New Year!” Hoffman Estates Resident Wins $200k Lottery prize on New Year’s Eve
• Two New Illinois Lottery TV Spots Use Subtle Humor To Illustrate ‘Anything’s Possible’
• Batavia Resident Brings Home the Bacon- Discovers $7.25 Million IL Lottery Win during Breakfast
• Forest Park Resident celebrates her best “Christmas - Birthday - New Year” ever! With $200,000 Lottery Win
• “This is one of the best Christmas gifts ever!” Elgin Resident wins $380,000 IL Lottery prize Christmas morning
• “I Prayed For a Little Bit of Help” Cary IL Lottery Winner Loses Job and Wins Lottery the Same Day
• IL Lottery Rings in New Year with Four New Instant Tickets

December 2012

• Chicago Ridge Resident is a "Merry Millionaire" After Instantly Winning $1 Mil from IL Lottery
• Governor Quinn Launches 'Veterans Cash' Lottery ticket
• Villa Park Student Strikes Gold– Wins $1,000,000 from the IL Lottery playing Gold Bullion
• “I don’t like to rush into anything.” DeKalb IL Lottery Winner Waits 10 Months to Claim Prize
• Palos Hills Resident Grateful for $75,000 W-I-N with the IL Lottery
• Retired CTA Bus Driver Steers $250,000 into his Bank Account with a Big Illinois Lottery Win
• Two Business Acquaintances Split $1mil Pball Prize; Both to Invest in College Funds
• Chicago Fireman Fired Up with $175,000 Lucky Day Lotto Win
• Jamaica, Illinois Resident Claims $1 Million Powerball Prize
• “Now We Have More To Give” Crystal Lake Resident Plans to Share IL Lottery Win
• Joliet Great Grandmother Wins $200,000 with Her Lucky Penny
• “It Only Takes A Dollar to Win!” Northbrook Resident Invests $1 and Nets $250,000
• “We’re So Blessed” Bolingbrook Resident Will Use IL Lottery Win To Help Others

November 2012

• Mount Prospect Resident Wins Big in the IL Lottery’s Halloween Raffle
• Lake Zurich Resident “Breathes Easier” Thanks to IL Lottery
• Powerball Surges to a Record $425 Million Largest Powerball Jackpot Ever
• Wheaton Resident has 250,000 Reasons to be Thankful this Holiday Season with Recent IL Lottery Win
• Hanover Park Beauty Salon Employees Win $1,000,000 Group of nine shares IL Lottery Halloween Millionaire Raffle Prize
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE! A one-of-a-kind IL Lottery ticket to jump-start Illinoisans’ birthdays
• Glen Ellyn resident wins $1 million from IL Lottery; Winning ticket sat on his desk for two months

October 2012

• Durand Bank Teller Will Make Biggest Deposit of Her Life, After Winning $1mil Lottery Instant Prize
• Arlington Heights Resident Turns $1 into $250,000 Thanks to Illinois Lottery
• Lifelong Elmhurst Resident Wins $100,000 Playing Lucky Day Lotto
• Chicago Woman Goes in for Milk and Comes Out a Winner Thanks to IL Lottery
• Wauconda Resident Wins $500 A Week For Life from the IL Lottery
• IL Lottery Cup to Be Presented to Peoria Rive rmen at Friday’s Opening Home Game
• Joliet Electrical Designer “Shocked” By Lottery Win
• Robinson Resident Feeling Lucky after $100,000 Lucky Day Lotto Win from the Illinois Lottery
• “Very Lucky” Roscoe Resident Wins Lottery Again!
• Dreams Come True X 2: Two IL Lottery Players Win 2012 World Series™ Game Tickets!

September 2012

• Mount Zion ‘Artist in Residence’ Wins $25,000 ‘Anything’s Possible’ Lottery Promo
• Harvey Resident Takes Her Brother “Out to the Ball Game” All Season Long… Thanks to IL Lottery MLB Instant Ticket Win
• IL Lottery Receives Coveted Advertising, Communication Awards
• Homer Glen Resident Wins Lottery a Third Time.
• Elk Grove Village resident wins $1 million from IL Lottery Kept ticket in his wallet for almost two months
• Two Rolling Jackpots have Illinoisans Seeing Dollar Signs
• Sour Stomach, Middle-aged Eyes Play a Role in local Man’s $250,000 Lottery Win!

August 2012

• Brocton Couple Wins $500/wk/life Lottery prize
• Another Big Lottery Winner in Rockford – Proof That Anything’s Possible
• IL Lottery Demonstrates ‘Anything’s Possible’ with Free Bret Michaels Concert at DuQuoin State Fair
• Latest Scam Invokes Memory of $218.6M Red Bud IL Lottery Win
• Washington Man Seeing ‘Ruby Red’ After $250k Lottery Win
• Rockford Resident Wins $1 Million Playing Powerball™
• Illinois Lottery Launches new Special Cause Instant Ticket: ‘Red Ribbon Cash’ Net Proceeds Support HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
• The Illinois Lottery Awarded World Lottery Association Responsible Gaming Certification

July 2012

• Lottery Warns Consumers to by Wary of ‘Ever-Present’ Lottery Scams
• Cuba Man Who Played Family Birthday #s for 20 Years Wins $5.2mil Lotto Prize
• Traveling the country: A dream come true via the Illinois Lottery

June 2012

• $1 Million Dollar Mega Millions Ticket Brings Suburban Store $10,000 Commission
• Joliet Man Gives Hugs Galore After Winning $1mil in Lottery
• $1 Million Lottery Instant Win Has Chicago Man Jumping For Joy
• First MLB White Sox™ Instant Ticket Winner Receives Check from Lottery
• Mascoutah Resident Discovers Anything’s Possible with the Illinois Lottery
• The way the day was going for me, I just knew I had to play!
• Long-time Lotto Player From Robinson Wins $6.75M Lotto Prize

May 2012

• Ottawa Woman Wins $4 mil Instant Lottery Prize
• MLB Instant Tickets Continue to Score in Illinois
• MLB Instant Ticket is a Home Run Amongst Illinoisans
• Illinois Lottery Launches the First Major League Baseball Instant Ticket Featuring Cardinals, Cubs and White Sox

April 2012

• Mega Millions winnner from Red Bud, Illinois
• Little Lotto is now Lucky Day Lotto
• The Illinois Lottery Gives a Waukegan Resident a Second Chance to Plan His Retirement

March 2012

• Mega Millions rolls for the 18th time
• Illinois Lottery Launches Internet Sales on Sunday
• Critical Mass/Downtown partners launch the Illinois Lottery's newest advertising campaign
• Illinois Lottery’s St. Patrick’s Day Raffle Creates Four New Millionaires
• Mega Millions™ jackpot rolls to $241 million
• Lottery’s St. Patrick’s Day Millionaire Raffle Sells Out
• Mega Millions™ jackpot rolls to $200 million
• Mother of two wins bingo's first top $50,000 prize
• Grayslake man claims Illinois Lottery’s first Gold Bullion prize: $1,000,000
• Niles man claims Illinois Lottery’s Platinum Payout 20X top prize: $2,000,000
• Group of 12 advertising agency employees win $1,000,000 playing Powerball
• Wife and Daughter to Benefit Greatly from Family Man's $1mil Lottery Win
• Record week for Lottery winners

February 2012

• Lottery Leap Year Players Expected to Flock to Feb. 29 (2-2-9) Pick 3 Number
• Illinois Lottery’s Veteran’s Cash game still on sale
• 22-year-old Accounting Assistant Wins $500/wk/life Lottery prize!
• Chicago hair stylist becomes 2012’s first Powerball millionaire in Illinois
• Southwest Side Chicago Woman Wins Big With Mega Millions!
• Powerball Run Results in $14.5 million for IL Schools, Roads and Bridges
• Illinois Lottery names new General Counsel
• The Illinois Lottery’s St. Patrick’s Day Raffle is back
• Powerball™ jackpot rolls to $325 million
• Powerball™ jackpot rolls to $310 million
• Powerball jackpot rolls to a quarter of a billion dollars

January 2012

• Powerball jackpot rolls to $170 million. Lottery’s Powerball spot to air during Super Bowl XLVI
• Washington Woman Claims $500/Week/Life Lottery Prize
• Infrequent Lottery Player Wins $1mil Merry Millionaire Prize
• Illinois Powerball® $2 ticket launches this Sunday. Illinois celebrates with a new commercial to air during 2012 Super Bowl
• Lombard man claims Illinois Lottery’s first Merry Millionaire top prize: $1,000,000. Second time winning $1,000,000 on Holiday instant game