$552 million Mega Millions jackpot claimed in Illinois; winner plans to support mom
The latest Mega Millions jackpot winner, who claimed a $550 million prize in Illinois, said they plan to support their family with the June 4 winning.
Illinois Lottery player wins $552 Mega Millions prize via iLottery app
CHICAGO, Ill. – An Illinois Lottery player from the Chicagoland area recently received a life-changing email from the state lottery, telling him he’d won a prize. “You need to go check your account. You’ve won,” Harold Mays, director of the Illin ...
Illinois Mega Millions claims $552M prize
The winner bought the ticket online, making this the biggest prize ever won through an iLottery and the second-largest prize ever won in Illinois.
Five New Jersey lottery players won big playing Mega Millions, Powerball last week
Five lottery players in New Jersey won $10,000 or more the week beginning June 3 playing Powerball and Mega Millions.
Mega Millions winner reloads app out of disbelief. ‘You can’t imagine my shock’
The winner, who remained anonymous, said “you can’t imagine my shock and disbelief” after they opened the Illinois Lottery app to reveal they were the winner of the Mega Millions drawing on June 4. The player matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball — 19-37-40-63-69-17 — to win the $552 million jackpot.
Mega Millions player wins big in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?
The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, June 7, the California Lottery said. Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $30 million, with a cash option of approximately $13.
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