Illinois Lottery Powerball
The Illinois Lottery announced this week that two winning tickets, one for $1 million and another for $50,000 have been sold in Illinois.
Powerball jackpots roll over until there is a winner or multiple winners. Once one or multiple winners have hit the grand prize, the Powerball resets to the minimum jackpot. You can find the latest Illinois Powerball jackpot amounts here on the Lottery.com Illinois Powerball Jackpots page. Did anyone win the IL Powerball?
One winning Powerball prize ticket was sold in the Chicago suburbs while another was sold in a town in Southern Illinois, according to a release.
Winning Numbers; Powerball Winning Numbers. The winning Powerball numbers for Illinois from the last five draws can be found below. Draws are held twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 10:59pm EST, and this page is updated with the most recent results shortly after each draw has taken place. Winning numbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing were: 40-53-60-68-69 and a Powerball of 22. Earlier this week, the Illinois Lottery said a $50,000 winning ticket was drawn Jan.
The Illinois Lottery said a $50,000 winning ticket was drawn Jan. 13 from Mariano's at 3020 Wolf Rd. in suburban Westchester. A winning ticket for $1 million was drawn Jan. 16 at the Circle K at 1300 Carbon St. in Marion, Illinois.
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The Powerball jackpot sat at $730 million for the drawing Wednesday night. The high-prize drawing comes just after no one won the Mega Millions, the other lottery game offered in most of the U.S., sending that top prize up to $970 million.
Powerball prizes have been sold across Illinois over the past several months, equating to $6,660,079 since the jackpot began its roll Sept. 19, 2020.
After the Mega Millions drawing last week, a player from Illinois won $1 million for the third time in just under two weeks, a release said. The ticket was purchased at Lively Liquor at 1170 E. Higgins Rd. in Elk Grove Village.
Illinois residents who would like to participate in the Lottery can do so by purchasing tickets online at IllinoisLottery.com or using the Illinois Lottery app.
'When visiting a retailer, the Illinois Lottery reminds players to practice safe social distancing and adhere to the store’s safety measures,' a release said.
Illinois Lottery Powerball Jackpot Games
The Illinois Lottery reminded that the Powerball is played on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with the Mega Millions played on Friday and Tuesday.