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Illinois Lottery Player Wins $2.6 Million Prize With Fast Play Game Just Before Ringing In The New Year

January 3rd, 2025

CHICAGO, January 3, 2025 – Just before the ball dropped on New Year's Eve, an Illinois iLottery player snagged a $2,661,339 jackpot playing Fast Play Ultimate Diamond Jackpot on the Illinois Lottery app.

Ultimate Diamond Jackpot is an Illinois Lottery Fast Play progressive jackpot game. The jackpot begins at $75,000 and grows with each ticket sold statewide - in-store and online - until the jackpot is won.

This is the fourth Illinois Lottery player to win a Fast Play jackpot over half a million dollars in 2024. In November, a lucky player won the Ultimate Diamond Jackpot at $5.75 million. The second Fast Play jackpot won last year was with Twenty 20s, when a player took home just over $1.1 million. The third highest Fast Play jackpot was won in March 2024 with Illinois Super Jackpot.

You could be next! Fast Play is a style of quick and easy draw games that can be played at any time. There are no numbers to pick, no play slip to complete, no scratching, and no waiting for winning numbers. 

There are currently more than 25 Fast Play games offered at various price points and play styles. Players can download the Illinois Lottery app to see the most up-to-date jackpots.

Fast Play games can be purchased in retail, online at IllinoisLottery.com, or on the Illinois Lottery app. Illinois is the only state to offer three ways to play – online, in-store, or Scan-N-Play.

Fast Play b-roll, produced by the Illinois Lottery, is available for the media; download here.

Playing the lottery should be a fun form of entertainment. Please remember to set a limit and stick to it. 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.