LOTTO officials are urging players to check any old tickets – as a $1.1 million prize has gone unclaimed for nearly a year.
The lucky player has less than three months to claim the prize before it is gone for good.
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The ticket dates back to a Lucky Day draw held in Chicago on September 8, 2024, at Miskas Liquor, 6410 W 63rd St.
The $1.1 million prize will expire on September 8 this year.
Prizes must be claimed within one year of the draw, according to the Illinois Lottery’s website.
Another Lucky Day player also stands to gain big.
The player won a huge $550,015 Lucky Day Lotto prize from the April 27 draw this year.
The prize remains unclaimed.
The ticket was bought at the Circle K #4701247 on East Main Street in Streator, Illinois.
Just over a month ago, another player won a $300,000 prize at the May 14 draw.
The winning ticket, purchased at Howard BP in Evanston, Illinois, remains unclaimed.
The Lucky Day Lotto is an Illinois-exclusive lottery game, with both both midday and evening draws.
Players choose five numbers from 1 to 45, and jackpots start at $100,000.
It’s known for having better odds compared to larger national games.
The odds of winning the Lucky Day Lotto jackpot are about 1 in 1.2 million – compared to Powerball’s 1 in 292 million and Mega Millions’ 1 in 303 million.
But Powerball and Mega Millions generally offer much larger jackpots.
Meanwhile, a $10,000 Mega Millions ticket sold in Colorado in a December 2024 draw remains unclaimed.
This ticket is set to expire in several days – on June 22.
A $30,000 Mega Millions ticket from a December draw in Colorado also remains unclaimed and is set to expire on June 25.
In most states, Mega Millions prizes expire 180 days after the draw.
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Top lottery winners in the US
Millions dream of winning the lottery and finding fame and fortune. These are the biggest winners in US lottery history.
- Edwin Castro – $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022, in California.
- Theodorus Struyck – $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023, in California.
- Unknown winner – $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023, in Florida.
- Marvin and Mae Acosta from Los Angeles, California, John and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tennessee, and Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt from Melbourne Beach, Florida – $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016.
- Unknown winner – $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018, from South Carolina.
- Unknown winner – he sued the mother of his child to keep his identity hidden – $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023, from Maine.
- Unknown winner – $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, from Illinois.
- Cheng and Duanpen Saephan, and Laiza Liem Chao – $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024, from Oregon.
- Rosemary Casarotti – $1.22 billion, Mega Millions, December 27 2024, from California
- Unknown winner – $1.13 billion, Mega Millions, March 26, from New Jersey
