Illinois Lotto Up To $4.25 Mil

A whopping $4.25 million is up for grabs in the Illinois State Lotto.  No player matched all six winning numbers from Saturday night's $4 million drawing, hence the increase in the prize amount, even though 28 individuals matched five of the six numbers.  They will each be rewarded with $942.50.

The next Lotto drawing will be Monday night.

The Illinois Lottery draws the winning Lottery numbers live every evening at 9:22 p.m. at WGN-TV studios in Chicago. Chicago's WBBM Radio (780 AM on the dial, as they say) also broadcasts the drawing live. Winning numbers also appear inmost daily newspapers in Illinois, as well as in USA Today. Lottery Retailers are also a good source of information. Just ask, and they'll be happy to tell. Or, if you'd rather not leave the house,call 1-800-252-1775 (toll free in Illinois only) or 217-524- 5156.  You can also visit here

The Lottery has a statewide network of over 8,400 retail businesses.  Residents and visitors to the State of Illinois may play.

Other states that participate in Mega Millions include: Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Virginia, New Jersey, Ohio, New York, Texas, California and Washington state.

This Illinois Lottery update was posted on April 13, 2008.