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Lucky Day Lotto crowns ninth millionaire jackpot winner of 2024

The latest winner took home $1M after purchasing a quick pick on a whim while grocery shopping in Elmhurst.

Jewel-Osco, located at 153 Schiller Street in Elmhurst.
Jewel-Osco, located at 153 Schiller Street in Elmhurst, where the latest $1M winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket was sold. Photograph credit to Google Maps.
Todd Betzold

An Illinois Lottery player headed to the grocery store to pick up a few things — one of those things wasn't $1 million, but it happened after the lucky lady won with a Lucky Day Lotto ticket.

Grocery store visit pays off

The big winner purchased the jackpot-winning ticket at Jewel-Osco, located at 153 Schiller Street in Elmhurst. The ticket was for the Sunday, October 20, 2024, Lucky Day Lotto evening drawing.

The lucky winner, who chose to remain anonymous, told lottery officials:

While on my way to visit my aunt, I made a quick stop at Jewel to pick up a few groceries, and before heading out the door, I grabbed a quick pick Lucky Day Lotto ticket. I actually put the ticket in my purse and forgot all about it.

The winning numbers for that October 20 evening draw were 2, 3, 24, 25, and 28. The quick pick ticket matched all five of the winning numbers to win the $1 million jackpot prize.

'I instantly started crying'

It may have taken the winner a couple of days to discover she was a big winner, but she was shocked when she finally made the discovery.

The Lucky Day Lotto winner told officials:

A couple of days after the drawing, I saw the ticket in my purse and opened my lottery app to scan my ticket and check if it was a winner. I immediately saw '$1,000,000' on the screen, and I was in total shock. I scanned the ticket one more time to double-check, and when it showed '$1,000,000’'again, I instantly started crying. I thought, 'This is unbelievable.

Now that she has claimed her winnings, she told lottery officials she is looking forward to being able to afford annual trips to her favorite place in the world – Ireland. She said, “The landscape is stunning, and I'm thrilled that I can now look forward to these trips every year.”

Ninth Lucky Day Lotto millionaire of 2024

If you live in Illinois, you may want to start playing the Lucky Day Lotto game. After this winner's jackpot win, the state has now seen nine total players win $1 million or more on this draw game. The lucky winners have been:

  • $1.45 million jackpot won on September 22. The winning ticket was purchased at Lee Street BP, located at 1215 Lee Street in Des Plaines.
  • $1.1 million jackpot won on September 8. The winning ticket was purchased at Miskas Liquor, located at 6410 W. 63rd Street in Chicago.
  • $1.3 million jackpot won on August 17. The winning ticket was purchased at Shop & Save Market, located at 5829 S. Archer Ave. in Chicago.
  • $1.3 million jackpot won on July 26. The winning ticket was purchased at Northstar Liquors, located at 1169 Bloomingdale Rd. in Glendale Heights.
  • $1.25 million jackpot won on July 10. The winning ticket was purchased at Jewel Food Store 3445, located at 45 S. Plum Grove Rd. in Palatine.
  • $1 million jackpot won on April 22. The winning ticket was purchased at Fas Mart #5179, located at 6010 E. Riverside Blvd. in Loves Park.
  • $1.4 million jackpot won on March 6. The winning ticket was purchased online at the Illinois Lottery website.
  • $1.45 million jackpot won on February 9. The winning ticket was purchased at BP Gas Mart, located at 4430 N. Prospect Rd. in Peoria Heights.

Enjoy playing the Illinois Lottery, and please remember to play responsibly.

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