SPRINGFIELD, IL (Chambana Today) – One lucky Illinois Lottery player is celebrating a life-changing win after hitting the $850,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot during the May 12 midday drawing. The winning ticket was purchased online and matched all five numbers: 6-11-23-28-30.
This marks a major win in the Illinois-only lottery game, which holds twice-daily drawings at 12:40 p.m. and 9:22 p.m. The jackpot winner has one year from the draw date to claim their prize and is encouraged by the Illinois Lottery to sign the back of the ticket and store it safely.
In total, over 23,700 winning tickets were sold for Monday’s midday draw, awarding more than $917,000 in prizes to Illinois players. So far in 2025, over 3.8 million winning Lucky Day Lotto tickets have been sold, resulting in more than $24.5 million in prizes.
Tickets can be purchased in stores, online, or via the Illinois Lottery app. For more information, including how to play and responsible gaming resources, visit IllinoisLottery.com.