RegulationGamblingNews · Aug 30
$20 Ticket Turns into a $2M Payout in Illinois
By Mike Johnson•August 30, 2026
The brief
Lady Luck has visited the Illinois Lottery to collect her check. You read this correctly. An anonymous winner picked the moniker Lady Luck to pose for the customary photo at the Illinois Lottery headquarters, collecting her $2,000,000 payout from a $20 instant draw game. Lady Luck Comes to Illinois to Pick Her Million…
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