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$1 Million Lotto Ticket Sold In Wadsworth

May 22nd, 2024

Photo courtesy: A $1 million Lotto ticket was recently purchased at a BP located at 39105 North Highway 41 in Wadsworth, IL. (Google Maps)

CHICAGO, May 22, 2024 – An Illinois Lottery player is now a millionaire after recently purchasing a jackpot-winning Lotto ticket worth a cool $1 million.

The ticket was purchased for the Monday, May 20 drawing at a BP gas station in Wadsworth, a town 45 miles north of Chicago, home to over 3,000 residents.

The lucky player purchased the winning ticket matching all six numbers in the Lotto Million 1 drawing to score the $1 million jackpot prize. The winning numbers were: 2-8-10-18-22-28.

This is also a big win for the retailer that sold the winning ticket, as the store will receive a selling bonus of one percent of the prize amount. For BP in Wadsworth, located at 39105 North Highway 41, that means a bonus of $10,000.

So far this year, over 2.5 million winning Lotto tickets have been sold, with total prizes amounting to more than $32.8 million for Illinois Lottery players.

Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw in which to claim their prize. The Illinois Lottery encourages all lucky winners to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they’re ready to claim their prize.

You could be next! Lotto is an Illinois-only game that is played three times a week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. Lotto tickets can be purchased in-store, online, or on the Illinois Lottery app. For more information or to buy tickets online, visit IllinoisLottery.com.

Lotto b-roll available for download here.

And please remember, Lotto is a game of chance. Knowing the rules and odds of the games you play is an important part of responsible gaming. To learn more, visit the responsible gaming pages on the Illinois Lottery website: Illinois Lottery Responsible Gaming.

About the Illinois Lottery

The Illinois Lottery, founded in 1974, has contributed over $24 billion to the State’s Common School Fund in support of K-12 public education in Illinois since 1985. The Common School Fund is the Illinois Lottery’s primary benefactor, receiving nearly 99% of Illinois Lottery proceeds. The Illinois Lottery also supports various specialty causes as described in the Illinois Lottery Law (20 ILCS 1605/21.4). For more information about the Illinois Lottery and the causes we support, please visit IllinoisLottery.com.