Friday, March 22, 2013
The next big winner could be drawn Saturday.
The big red Powerball rolled Wednesday night bringing the jackpot to $320 million for the Saturday, March 23 drawing. The winning numbers from Wednesday’s drawing were: 13 - 14 - 17 - 43 - 54 and the Powerball was 15. While no one won Wednesday night’s jackpot, over 68,000 Illinoisans won prizes ranging from $10,000 to $4, according to Illinois Lottery officials. Since Illinois introduced this multi-state lottery game, Powerball has contributed an estimated $120 million to the Illinois Common School Fund and Capital Projects Fund. QUICK POWERBALL FACTS About Illinois Lottery Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed over $17.5 billion to the state Common School Fund to assist K-12 public schools, as well as the Capital …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
A Bolingbrook resident won the Illinois lottery Nov. 2 and vows to use the winnings to help others.
A Bolingbrook resident won the Illinois lottery Nov. 2 and vows to use the winnings to help others.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
A Bolingbrook resident won the Illinois lottery Nov. 2 and vows to use the winnings to help others.
A Bolingbrook woman won $500,000 in the Lucky Day Lotto Nov. 2 with a ticket she purchased in Bolingbrook, according to the Illinois Lottery. Lissette Quinones matched all five numbers – 01 - 06 – 16 – 33 – 38 – in the drawing. “We are so blessed, and we always said that if we ever won a big prize we would help a lot of people," Quinones said. "We’re definitely going to stick to our plan.” The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven, 398 South Schmidt Road in Bolingbrook. “I always play Quick Picks, I feel like they’re lucky,” Quinones said. “I checked my ticket over and over and I kept asking the clerk if I really did win. Then I got in my car and screamed and cried. I feel so lucky. I’m going to tell everyone that people …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
A jackpot of $550 million is up for grabs to one lucky winner of the Powerball Lottery drawing.
The Powerball lottery drawing takes place Wednesday night at 9:59 p.m. Central Time. To find your nearest Illinois lottery retailer, click here. ABC News reports lottery officials expect to sell more than 105,000 tickets every minute before the drawing. Despite the long odds for the big jackpot, the overall odds of winning a prize are considerably better at 1 in 55. Since the last drawing on Nov. 24, the Powerball jackpot has grown by over $100 million to a record $550 million. The estimated cash payout is $360.2 million. The last set of winning numbers was drawn on Oct. 16. What would you do with $550 million? Let us know in the comments.
A jackpot of $550 million is up for grabs to one lucky winner of the Powerball Lottery drawing.
The Powerball lottery drawing takes place Wednesday night at 9:59 p.m. Central Time. To find your nearest Illinois lottery retailer, click here. The winning numbers are 5, 16, 22, 23 and 29. The Powerball number is 6. ABC News reports lottery officials expect to sell more than 105,000 tickets every minute before the drawing. Despite the long odds for the big jackpot, the overall odds of winning a prize are considerably better at 1 in 55. Since the last drawing on Nov. 24, the Powerball jackpot has grown by over $100 million to a record $550 million. The estimated cash payout is $360.2 million. The last set of winning numbers was drawn on Oct. 16. What would you do with $550 million? Let us know in the comments.
With strong sales, the jackpot has climbed to $550 million. Illinois is one of 42 states that offer the lottery game; find Bolingbrook retailers and tips on how to play here.
In just a few hours, some lucky person might be half a billion dollars richer. The Powerball lottery drawing takes place Wednesday night at 9:59 p.m. Central Time. To find your nearest Illinois lottery retailer, click here. Each Powerball ticket cost $2. Players choose five numbers plus a sixth Powerball number. Players matching all six numbers can select an annuitized amount paid out over 29 years or a lump sum payment. For complete details, visit the Powerball website. ABC News reports lottery officials expect to sell more than 105,000 tickets every minute before the drawing. Despite the long odds for the big jackpot, the overall odds of winning a prize are considerably better at 1 in 55. Since the last drawing on Nov. 24, the Powerball…
Illinois is one of 42 states that offer the lottery game; find Bolingbrook retailers and tips on how to play here.
The Illinois Lottery's Powerball jackpot is set to reach $500 million, and the tickets are selling at a "blistering" pace, according to the Chicago Tribune. About $200,000 in lottery tickets were sold in just one 30-minute period Tuesday, according to the Trib, and sales are expected to peak as the Powerball drawing draws closer. It's the largest jackpot in Powerball history. The winners would take home $327.4 million in a lump sum. No one has won the Powerball drawing in two months, and the jackpot continued to rise after strong sales, according to the Trib. Powerball is a national lottery including 42 states. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 175,000,000, according to KMOV in St. Louis. "Lottery officials estimate 105,000 …
Monday, August 8, 2011
No one has claimed $200,000 prize.
If you bought a Powerball ticket last week in Romeoville, check your pockets — you could be $200,000 richer. Someone bought a ticket with five matching numbers on Aug. 3 from Sun Shine Food Mart, 369 S. Budler Road, according to a press release issued Monday by the Illinois Lottery. As of Monday, the winner had yet to come forward. The winning numbers are as follows: 13-19-21-28-49 For selling the winning ticket, Sun Shine Food Mart will receive a 1 percent bonus of $2,000, according to the release. The Romeoville store isn’t the only local shop to selling a winning ticket in recent weeks. In July, Lemont Kar Gas, 1196 State St. in Lemont, sold a Little Lotto ticket good for a $350,000 jackpot. The prize has since been claimed by a Tinley …
Friday, July 22, 2011
Little Lotto prize winner purchased Thursday at 1196 State St. Kar Gas stop.
Check your pockets, readers—you could be $350,000 richer. Lemont Kar Gas, 1196 State St., sold a lottery ticket Thursday that matched the winning numbers for the Little Lotto, Illinois Lottery officials said. The winner, who has yet to come forward, matched all five numbers: 2-7-8-11-32 The Little Lotto jackpot was $350,000, according to a news release. For selling the ticket, Lemont Kar Gas will receive $3,500, 1 percent of the jackpot. The Little Lotto drawing takes place every night at 9:22 p.m. For more information, visit www.illinoislottery.com.
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1:23 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
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