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.
The $1.1 million prize will expire on September 8[/caption]
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.
The Lucky Day Lotto prize was won at a draw in Chicago in September 2024[/caption]
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
