Saturday, January 17, 2015

Illinois lottery player wins $270 million jackpot

An estimated $270 million lottery prize was won by a ticket holder in Illinois.

The winning numbers were drawn Friday, and the ticket holder hit all six numbers: 26, 32, 44, 45, 58 plus the Mega Ball of 11, the Illinois Lottery said in a statement. The winner has yet to claim their prize.

Since Nov. 4, the run-up to the $270 million jackpot, more than 21 drawings have produced more than 37.7 million winning tickets across all prize levels, including the one jackpot winner and 25 second-tier prizes of $1 million or more, the lottery said.

It is the eighth jackpot won by an Illinois player since Mega Millions began in 2002, the lottery said.

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