3 Illinois Lottery players win $1M prizes with scratch-off tickets

Will Hager

CHICAGO - Illinois Lottery scratch-off tickets netted three lucky winners $1 million each, two of which were sold in Chicago.

The winning scratch-off tickets were a part of the Illinois Lottery's $10 Million Instant Ticket game. They were sold at:

  • Party House, 181 W. Morton Ave., in Jacksonville, Illinois

  • BP gas station, 2107 S. Western Ave., in Chicago

  • Millennium News and Views, 151 E. Randolph St., in Chicago

The three most recent winners were the seventh, eighth and ninth players to win prizes from the game's $1 million prize tier, according to lottery officials.

Up to $10 million can be won in the game, which offers 15 prizes of $1 million.

Each retailer that sold a winning ticket will receive $10,000, one percent of the total prize amount.

Over 22 million Instant Tickets have been sold this year in Illinois, totaling more than $563 million in prizes, officials said.

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$10 Million Instant Ticket | Illinois Lottery

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