$15,750,000 Lotto Prize Won Online
CHICAGO, IL – If you purchased a Lotto ticket from the Illinois Lottery website or mobile app, you may want to check it right away! A player with a Lotto ticket bought online won a $15,750,000 jackpot in the Thursday, April 11, Lotto drawing.
The online player’s winning ticket matched all six numbers – 11 - 15 - 21 - 41 - 48 - 49 – to win a $15,750,000 prize. The Illinois Lottery suggests online players check their email for notification of their win.
The Illinois Lottery urges the lucky winner to call the player hotline at 1-800-252-1775 or visit one of the Lottery’s five Prize Centers in Chicago, Des Plaines, Rockford, Springfield or Fairview Heights. Winners have one year from the original drawing date to claim their prize.
The Illinois Lottery was the first lottery in the U.S. to offer online and mobile play. Eligible players can play Lotto, Mega Millions and Powerball or get a subscription for all draw-based Illinois Lottery games by downloading the Illinois Lottery app on their smartphone or by visiting illinoislottery.com.
About the Illinois Lottery:
Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed over $20 billion (since 1985) to the state’s Common School Fund to assist K-12 public schools, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars to the Capital Projects Fund and to special causes like Illinois Veterans services, the fight against breast cancer, MS research, Special Olympics and assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS. In addition to playing in-store, the Illinois Lottery offers online and mobile play for all draw-based Illinois Lottery games at illinoislottery.com. Players must be at least 18 years old.