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Illinois Lottery Awards Its First Multi-Millionaire Of The Year

January 4th, 2025

CHICAGO, January 4, 2025 – An Illinois Lottery player is starting off the new year strong. No, not with a New Year’s resolution to hit the gym. The lucky player won a life-changing $10,000,000 top prize with the Illinois Lottery’s scratch-off game $10 Million.

The $10 million winning scratch-off ticket was purchased at a Speedway gas station in South Elgin, located at 1775 North La Fox Street.

Photo courtesy: Google Maps

This is also a big win for Speedway, as the South Elgin gas station will receive a selling bonus of one percent of the prize amount, or $100,000.

The game had three $10 million top prizes. The first top prize was won by a lucky player who bought their winning ticket at Casey’s convenience store in Alton in May 2024. The second $10,000,000 top prize was scooped up in November 2024, after a player bought their winning ticket at Jewel-Osco in Countryside.

In 2024, more than 64 million Illinois Lottery winning scratch-off tickets were sold, netting players over $1.64 billion in prizes.

The Illinois Lottery currently offers a range of Instant Ticket games priced from $1 to $50, available at approximately 7,000 retail locations across Illinois.

Instant Tickets b-roll available for download here.

The Illinois Lottery reminds players to play for fun, not funds. Be Smart, Play Smart®. Must be 18 or older to play. Game odds available at IllinoisLottery.com.

About the Illinois Lottery

The Illinois Lottery, founded in 1974, has contributed over $25 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 beneficiary, 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.