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Illinois Lottery proceeds currently benefit three major areas: 1) the state's Common School Fund (CSF), which helps finance K–12 public schools; 2) The Capital Projects Fund, used for infrastructure improvements and job creation and 3) special causes like Illinois veterans, breast cancer charities and research, assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS, and multiple sclerosis research.
Big Money D scored the life-changing sum by matching the five meaningful numbers of 9-11-12-13-17, Illinois lottery officials said. He did not explain how the numbers related to his late wife.
Jeffrey Dampier Jr. (March 24, 1966 – July 26, 2005) was the winner of a 1996 Illinois Lottery jackpot of US$20 million (equivalent to $35.9 million in 2023). He was murdered by his sister-in-law and her boyfriend in 2005. [1]
The lottery said it was the ninth Illinois Lottery player this year to win $1 million or more playing Lucky Day Lotto. Lottery Winner: Man finds $20 on ground, wins $1 million after buying scratch ...
Two winning Lucky Day Lotto tickets worth $425,000 each were sold in two Chicago suburbs to ring in the New Year.
CHF 64.6 million (US$72.8 million) was the largest winner in Switzerland's Swiss Lotto, won on 2 March 2024. [81] £35.1 million (US$49.6 million) was the largest winner on the UK Lotto game in April 2016. €38.4 million (US$49.7 million) was the largest jackpot in the Netherlands draw of the Staatsloterij (State Lottery) in May 2013.
Depending on the game, a minimum of either two or three numbers(not counting a "bonus ball") must be matched for a winning ticket(A 2/5 match usually results in a free play for that game, or a "break-even" win; for the latter, the player wins back their stake on that particular five-number wager.).
“I’m still so shocked and excited about the win, I have barely been able to sleep,” the lucky winner told lottery officials Man Wins $650K Lottery Prize Using Numbers Honoring Late Wife ...