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An Illinois lottery player wins $10 million prize on scratch-off ticket

An Illinois lottery player wins $10 million prize on scratch-off ticket

An Illinois Lottery player won a $10 million prize. Photo: Saga Communications/illinoislottery.org


CHAMPAIGN, IL (Champaign, IL) – An Illinois Lottery player recently won the second of three top prizes with a $10 million scratch-off game. The top-prize-winning ticket was purchased at Jewel-Osco in Countryside, IL.

The Illinois Lottery’s $10 Million game has three top prizes, leaving one still unclaimed. This game also has 15 prizes of $1 million.

This is the 48th Illinois Lottery player to win $1 million or more on a scratch-off ticket this year. The grocery store that sold the winning ticket receives a one percent bonus of the prize amount, or $100,000. The Illinois Lottery currently offers a range of Instant Ticket games priced from $1 to $50, available at approximately 7,000 retail locations across Illinois.

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