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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.
Top 10 Powerball, Mega Millions lottery drawing jackpots in U.S. history Here are the nation's all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com : $2.04 billion ...
The Mega Millions trademark is owned by the Illinois Lottery. [14] The first three lotteries to join Mega Millions were Washington (in September 2002), Texas (in 2003), and California (in 2005), California was the last addition to Mega Millions before the cross-sell expansion of 2010.
ELMHURST, Ill. — An Illinois Lottery player is a newly-minted millionaire after purchasing a $1 million-winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket at Jewel-Osco in west suburban Elmhurst. The Illinois ...
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.
The Mega Millions jackpot is estimated at $148 million, with a cash value of $66.1 million. Tuesday night's lottery drawing will take place at 10 p.m. CT, April 16, 2024.
[66] [67] Since there is no income tax in Florida or Tennessee (and California does not tax lottery winnings), the cash option after Federal withholdings is $187.2 million each. [68] [69] On August 23, 2017, the owner of a Powerball ticket sold in Chicopee, Massachusetts, won more than $750 million, one of the largest prizes in the lottery's ...
Lotteries in the United States did not always have sterling reputations. One early lottery in particular, the National Lottery, which was passed by Congress for the beautification of Washington, D.C., and was administered by the municipal government, was the subject of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision – Cohens v. Virginia. [7]