CHICAGO, IL (Chambana Today) – Illinois Lottery players can expect a huge jackpot at $1.15 billion for the next drawing on Friday night.

The jackpot can be potentially life-changing and if won would be the fifth-largest Mega Millions jackpot and ninth-largest jackpot won in the history of the United States. Ever since the Mega Millions roll on September 13, nearly 960,000 winning Mega Millions tickets have been sold with over $6.5 million in prizes.

To increase your odds of winning the billion dollar jackpot, the Illinois Lottery has revealed the stores selling the most winning Mega Millions tickets of 2024. Tickets may be sold locally with over 7,000 retailers across Illinois or with the Illinois Lottery website.