Illinois Players Also Strike Gold in Mega Millions, Bartlett Player Wins $1 Million

Photo: Illinois Lottery You might have already heard the news: On Tuesday night, a lucky person from New Jersey, one of the luckiest in human existence, had the winning Mega Millions ticket, worth $1.128 billion (!!!). It was the fifth-largest Mega Millions jackpot in that game’s history.& The winning Mega Millions numbers were: 7-11-22-29-38 and Mega Ball 4. But several players in Illinois also came away as winners from the Tuesday night Mega Millions drawing.& One such player purchased their ticket at a Bartlett, Illinois gas station. They won $1 million by matching all five numbers, earning the Mega Millions’ second-top prize.& Other winners who bought tickets on the South and West Sides of Chicago and in a few suburbs didn’t do too shabby either.& Two players got four numbers and the Mega Ball, plus they added the game’s ‘Megaplier’ feature, winning $20,000 a piece. Five players matched four numbers and the Mega Ball to win $10,000 each. The Mega Millions roll started on December 9, 2023, during which over 925,000 winning tickets were sold, and Illinois Lottery players won nearly $9.4 million in prizes. Each Mega Millions win benefits not only the players but also the retailers who sell...