iLottery hands out $1.5M in prizes in 1 weekend

An Illinois iLottery player won nearly $1 million playing the FastPlay “Cash Castle” game, the agency announced in a news release. The player won a jackpot of $955,540, the Illinois Lottery said. Two additional iLottery players won major prizes online Sunday, according to the release. One player won $364,673 playing “Twenty 20s,” and another player won $259,783 playing “Luxury Loot.”The three Illinois winners saw iLottery dole out nearly $1.6 million in winnings over the weekend. So far in 2026, players bought more than 7.9 million winning FastPlay tickets, claiming more than $165 million in prizes, according to the release. Winners have one year from the date of purchase to claim their prizes.