Two Lucky Day Lotto Players Win $650,000 Each In Last Night’s Drawing

CHICAGO, July 23, 2026 — Two Illinois Lottery players are celebrating big wins after matching all five numbers in Wednesday evening's Lucky Day Lotto drawing, striking the jackpot and taking home $650,000 each.

The winning numbers for the Wednesday, July 22, 2026 evening drawing were 4-18-19-27-33.

One of the winning tickets was purchased online through the Illinois Lottery's digital platform. The second jackpot-winning ticket was purchased at Convenient Food Mart, located at 501 W. 87th St. in Naperville.

For selling the winning ticket, Convenient Food Mart will receive a bonus of 1% of the prize amount, or $6,500.

Winners have one year from the draw date to claim their prize. The Illinois Lottery encourages all winners to sign the back of their ticket and keep it in a secure location until they are ready to claim their winnings.

Lucky Day Lotto is an Illinois-only draw game with two daily drawings at 12:40 p.m. and 9:22 p.m., and jackpots starting at $100,000. Tickets are available in-store, online, and via the Illinois Lottery app.

Lucky Day Lotto b-roll, available for use by the media; download here.

Playing the lottery should be a fun form of entertainment. Please remember to set a limit and stick to it. Be Smart, Play Smart^®. Must be 18 or older to play. Game odds available at IllinoisLottery.com.

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About the Illinois Lottery
The Illinois Lottery, founded in 1974, has contributed over $25 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 beneficiary, 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.