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Lucky Day Lotto Player Wins $500,001

July 28th, 2026

CHICAGO, July 28, 2026 — If you purchased a Lucky Day Lotto® ticket yesterday, you might want to check your numbers—you could be the state’s newest half-millionaire.

The winning ticket was purchased online and matched all five numbers in the Monday, July 27 midday drawing to score the game’s $500,000 jackpot - plus an additional $1 for matching 2 out of 5 numbers on another line. The winning numbers were 18-22-28-29-32.

Already this year, nearly seven million winning Lucky Day Lotto tickets have been sold, with players statewide claiming more than $40 million in prizes.

The winner has one year from the draw date to claim their prize. 

Lucky Day Lotto is an Illinois-only draw game with two daily drawings at 12:40 p.m. and 9:22 p.m., and jackpots starting at $100,000. Tickets are available in-store, online, and via the Illinois Lottery app.

Lucky Day Lotto b-roll, available for use by the media; download here.

Playing the lottery should be a fun form of entertainment. Please remember to set a limit and stick to it. Be Smart, Play Smart®. Must be 18 or older to play. Game odds available at IllinoisLottery.com.

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About the Illinois Lottery
The Illinois Lottery, founded in 1974, has contributed over $25 billion to the State’s Common School Fund in support of K-12 public education in Illinois since 1985. The Common School Fund is the Illinois Lottery’s primary beneficiary, receiving nearly 99% of Illinois Lottery proceeds. The Illinois Lottery also supports various specialty causes as described in the Illinois Lottery Law (20 ILCS 1605/21.4). For more information about the Illinois Lottery and the causes we support, please visit IllinoisLottery.com.