An Illinois mother is $350,000 richer after claiming a winning Lucky Day Lotto jackpot she won on the Christmas Day drawing from the Illinois Lottery.

An Illinois Lottery player's Christmas just got a little more memorable after winning $350,000 in the Lucky Day Lotto jackpot drawing.

According to FOX 32 Chicago, the winning numbers for the Jan. 4 evening Lucky Day Lotto drawing were 19-28-30-40-42, and the top prize for hitting all five was set at $1,000,000. The outlet reports that the lucky ticket was purchased online through the Illinois Lottery’s official system.

An Illinois Lottery player celebrated the new year with a $350,000 jackpot win from the Christmas Day Lucky Day Lotto drawing.

According to Illinois Lottery officials, the state officially has its first $1 million-draw game winner of the new year after the jackpot was captured during the January 4 evening draw of the Lucky Day Lotto game. The ticket was purchased via an Illinois Lottery online platform, according to officials.

Lottery player wins $350K in Christmas day drawing - The odds of winning the Lucky Day Lotto jackpot are 1 in 1.22 million

A Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in Deerfield, Illinois, Lottery officials announced on Tuesday. The player bought the ticket at a mobile gas station located at 650 Waukegan Rd. They matched five white ball numbers in Monday's drawing. Those numbers were 3, 18, 36, 41, 54, with the Powerball of 7.

"Oh shoot! I didn’t want to spend that much," the lucky winner recalled thinking after buying a $20 ticket instead of the $2 one she had her eye on

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Illinois iLottery player became the state's first $1 million winner of a draw-based lottery game in 2026. The fortunate player hit the jackpot for Sunday's Lucky Day Lotto drawing and matched all five numbers, Illinois Lottery said. The winning numbers for Sunday's drawing were: 19-28-30-40-42.

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