$1M Mega Millions ticket sold in Evanston, 6 other Illinois Lottery players win slice of prize

CHICAGO (WLS) — Though one individual in Maine gained the large $1.3 billion Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot Friday, seven Illinois Lottery gamers are additionally getting a slice of the winnings.

One fortunate participant, who bought their ticket in Evanston, gained $1 million after matching all 5 numbers to win the second prime prize. That profitable ticket was bought on the 7-Eleven positioned at 847 N. Dodge Avenue, based on the Illinois Lottery.

An iLottery participant additionally matched 4 numbers, plus added the sport’s Megaplpier, to win $20,000.

5 different gamers matched for numbers, in addition to the Mega Ball, to win $10,000 every, lottery officers mentioned Saturday. One ticket was bought at Casey’s Basic Retailer at 249 E. Route 60 in Vernon Hills. One other was bought at a Chicago 7-Eleven at 4346 N. Kimball Avenue. The Circle-Okay at 255 N. Weber Street in Bolingbrook bought a profitable ticket, in addition to Lenny’s Fuel & Wash at 15930 W. 159th Road in Homer Glen and Powmaro’s at 2125 Ogden Avenue in Downers Grove.

The Mega Thousands and thousands roll started on October 18, 2022, and grew to the second-largest prize in Mega Thousands and thousands historical past. Throughout that stretch of time, greater than 1.2 million profitable tickets have been bought and over $14 million in prizes have been gained by Illinois gamers.