Central Illinois Has A New Millionaire: $1.45 Million Winning Lucky Day Lotto Ticket Sold In Peoria Heights

Photo Caption: BP, 4430 North Prospect Rd., Peoria Heights, IL (Google Maps)

CHICAGO, February 12, 2024 – Someone in Central Illinois will be feeling like a million bucks after buying a jackpot-winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $1.45 million.

The lucky Illinois Lottery player matched all five numbers, 2-4-22-36-42, to score the $1,450,000 jackpot prize in the Friday, February 9 evening drawing.

The winning ticket was sold at the BP gas station at 4430 North Prospect Road in Peoria Heights.

For selling the winning ticket, the BP in Peoria Heights will receive a selling bonus of one percent of the prize amount, or $14,500.

Over 49,000 winning Lucky Day Lotto tickets were purchased for the Friday, February 9 evening drawing.

The Illinois Lottery encourages all lucky winners to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they’re ready to claim their prize. Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw in which to claim their prize.

Lucky Day Lotto is an Illinois-only game with twice daily drawings at 12:40 p.m. and 9:22 p.m.

Tickets for the game can be purchased in-store, online, or on the Illinois Lottery app. For more information or to buy tickets online, please visit IllinoisLottery.com.

Lucky Day Lotto b-roll available for download here.

About the Illinois Lottery
The Illinois Lottery, founded in 1974, has contributed over $24 billion to the State’s Common School Fund in support of K-12 public education in Illinois since 1985. The Common School Fund is the Illinois Lottery’s primary benefactor, receiving nearly 99% of Illinois Lottery proceeds. The Illinois Lottery also supports various specialty causes as described in the Illinois Lottery Law (20 ILCS 1605/21.4). For more information about the Illinois Lottery and the causes we support, please visit IllinoisLottery.com.