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$1.05 Million Lucky Day Lotto Jackpot Winning Ticket Sold In Northern Illinois

March 31st, 2026

CHICAGO, March 31, 2026 — If you purchased a Lucky Day Lotto® ticket in Northern Illinois yesterday, you might want to check your numbers—you could be the state’s newest millionaire.

The winning ticket was purchased at Cheeze Shack, located at 545 Sheridan Rd. in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. 

The ticket matched all five numbers in the Monday, March 30 evening drawing to capture the game’s $1,050,000 jackpot. The winning numbers were 2-7-16-41-45.

For selling the jackpot-winning ticket, the retailer will receive a bonus of 1% of the prize amount, totaling $10,500.

In total, nearly 65,000 Lucky Day Lotto tickets won prizes in yesterday’s drawings, with more than $1.2 million awarded to Illinois Lottery players statewide.

Winners have one year from the draw date to claim their prize. The Illinois Lottery encourages all winners to sign the back of their ticket and keep it in a secure location until they are ready to claim their winnings.

Lucky Day Lotto is an Illinois-only draw game with two daily drawings at 12:40 p.m. and 9:22 p.m., and jackpots starting at $100,000. Tickets are available in-store, online, and via the Illinois Lottery app.

Lucky Day Lotto b-roll, available for use by the media; download here.

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month. The Illinois Lottery encourages players to learn more about how to keep the Lottery as a fun form of entertainment by visiting the responsible gaming pages on the Illinois Lottery website: Illinois Lottery Responsible Gaming.

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About the Illinois Lottery
The Illinois Lottery, founded in 1974, has contributed over $26 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.