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The Illinois Lottery began operations on July 1, 1974, [ 1] when lotteries in the United States were confined to areas of the Northeast and Midwest . The drawings are supervised by an independent auditor who certifies the winning results. Illinois was the only single jurisdictional state lottery to have their drawings televised nationwide ...
Illinois Instant Riches (later known as Illinois' Luckiest) is a lottery game show airing in the state of Illinois, as well as nationally on Chicago -based Superstation WGN-TV. The show was hosted by Mark Goodman, with Linda Kollmeyer as his co-host and Bill Barber as announcer. The show was produced by Mark Goodson Productions (later Jonathan ...
Mega Millions (originally known as The Big Game in 1996 and renamed, temporarily, to The Big Game Mega Millions six years later) is an American multijurisdictional lottery game. The first drawing took place on September 6, 1996, with six participating states, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Massachusetts, and Virginia.
BELLWOOD, Ill. - One Illinois Lottery player won the top prize of $3 million on a scratch-off ticket. The winner, who requested to stay anonymous, bought a $30 "Cash is King" scratch-off ticket ...
July 31, 2024 at 2:22 PM. CHICAGO - An Illinois Lottery player who purchased a Mega Millions ticket online for Tuesday night's drawing is now a millionaire. The ticket matched all five numbers in ...
The Illinois Lottery said the prize for the July 29 drawing, which was the nation’s third-largest lottery prize, was claimed by two individuals who had agreed to split the prize if they won. The ...
Jeffrey Dampier. Jeffrey Dampier Jr. (March 24, 1966 – July 26, 2005) was the winner of an Illinois Lottery jackpot worth US $20 million in 1996. He was murdered by his sister-in-law and her boyfriend in 2005. [ 1]
A big lottery win should be a joyous time, but for some in Illinois, it's become a frustrating one. According to the Chicago Tribune, payouts exceeding $25,000 have been temporarily suspended in ...