Press Releases  

January 2012 - June 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.

Archived Recent Press Releases

• Ho Ho Ho…the Illinois Lottery brightens this holiday season with a check for $1,000,000 for a Tiskilwa family
• Ho Ho Ho…the Illinois Lottery brightens this holiday season with a check for $11,250,000 for a Minooka couple
• On the 12th Day of December the Illinois Lottery gave to me…a check for $250,000
• Mega Millions rolls to $100 Million and Lotto rolls over $11 Million
• Two Cash Spectacular million dollar winners unveiled
• The Illinois Lottery, the USO of Illinois and Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs send care packages to deployed troops
• Lake Villa Man Claims first $1,000,000 Prize In $200 Million Cash Spectacular
• Illinois Army National Guard Soldier Wins $250,000 Little Lotto Prize
• Washington Man Claims $300,000 Little Lotto Prize
• Parents’ B-day #s Pay-Off Big in Bloomington Man’s $3.25M Lotto Win
• Golconda Man Wins One of First of 25 $1mil Cash Spectacular Scratch Prizes
• Luck is in the air for Illinois residents
• Round Lake Woman Wins Trip to Play Wheel of Fortune
• Pekin Woman Wins Trip to Play Wheel of Fortune
• Alton Woman Wins Trip to Play Wheel of Fortune
• Illinois Lottery Announces Huge Gains with Scratch Ticket Sales
• Illinois Lottery Launches $200 Million Cash Spectacular Instant Game
• Eureka Woman Wins ‘$2500/Week/Life’ Instant Game Prize
• 007-Fan James Bond Jr. Wins $6.5 Million Illinois Lotto Prize
• Illinois Lottery Breaks New Sales Record in Fiscal Year 2011
• Pekin Couple Wins $1,000 Cash for Life!
• 4th Cash for Life Winner Announced!
• Single Mom Becomes Biggest Cash for Life Winner!
• Fresh off Engagement, Couple Wins $500 a Week for Life
• Mattoon Couple’s Dream House Solidifying with $250,000 Lottery Prize
• Illinois Lottery Celebrates New Game Launch in Peoria
• Peoria X-ray Tech Wins $1M Lottery Raffle Prize!
• Williamsville Mom-to-be Buys Raffle Ticket, Gives Birth, Shares $1M Prize!
• Three Springfield Neighbors Share $1mil St. Pat’s Raffle Prize
• State of Illinois and Northstar Lottery Group Sign Private Management Agreement
• Illinois Lottery and Illinois Department of Public Health Team Together to Support HIV/AIDS-Prevention Education
• DeKalb Resident Wins $4.5 Million Lotto Jackpot
• NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE – DIVISION OF LOTTERY
  
  The Illinois Lottery hearing concerning selection of a private manager will be web cast at http://www.state.il.us/streaming/lottery/pmahearing-090810.asx, beginning at 9:00 AM, Wednesday, September 8, 2010.
  
• Illinois Lottery Reports Record-Breaking Sales at Close of Fiscal Year 2010
• Farmer City Residents Hit $3.5 Million Lotto Jackpot
• Chicagoan Hits $12.25 Million Lotto Jackpot
• Illinois Lottery Continues Next Step in Private Manager Selection Process
• Illinois Lottery: Turn Up the Pink
• CHICAGO RESIDENT WINS GOLD
• BERWYN RESIDENT WINS LUCKY “POT O’ GOLD”
• NORTHWEST INDIANA RESIDENT WINS ST. PATRICK’S DAY MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE
• St. Patrick’s Day brings luck to northwest Indiana resident
• Illinois Lottery Statement on Private Manager Contract - 04/07/2010
• WAVERLY RESIDENT STRUCK WITH “LUCK OF THE IRISH"
• RETIRED FARMER’S DREAMS COME TRUE WITH LITTLE LOTTO WIN
• ST. LOUIS MAN WINS FANTASTIC 5’S JACKPOT
• MONEY MANIA MAKES SYCAMORE MAN A MILLIONAIRE
• GREEN AND GOLD LUCKY COLORS FOR 23-YEAR-OLD BURBANK MAN
• Powerball® and Mega Millions® Join Forces in Illinois
• ILLINOIS LOTTERY WANTS YOU TO JOIN THEM IN RAISING A HAND
• Cut-Shot, Block, Bank-Shot Illinois Lottery Hosts Air Hockey Tournament
• Joliet Couple Win $16.5 Million Lotto Prize
• Mega Millions E-mail Scam Alert - Illinois Lottery Warns Players Not to be Fooled
• Illinois Lottery and Illinois Department of Public Health Team Together to Support HIV/AIDS-Prevention Education
• Illinois Lottery Helps Schools Boost Fundraising Efforts
• Quinn Administration Launches New Veterans’ Cash Stars & Stripes Lottery Ticket
• Only Two Weeks Remain to Buy Illinois Lottery Halloween Raffle Tickets!
• Hundreds will Howl. Five will Shriek. Four Might Faint.
• NEW $30 INSTANT TICKET MAKES THREE ILLINOIS RESIDENTS MILLIONAIRES
• Illinois Lottery Awards more than $1.1 Billion to Players
• Hispanic Couple from Cicero Win Wedding of Their Dreams
• Illinois Lottery Releases New MS Ticket, Dash! For Cash
• The Illinois Lottery and Illinois Department of Public Health Launch New Ticket
• Retirees Hit $11.5 Million Lotto Jackpot
• Lotto Winner Comes Forward to Claim $4 Million- Cicero Man Plans Trip to Hawaii with Winnings
• Lotto Winner Comes Forward to Claim $4 Million
• Lottery Player Rings in the New Year with Good Fortune
• Got Rock, Paper, Scissors Skills? Illinois Lottery Launches New Instant Ticket
• Responsible Gift Giving