On Aug. 12, 2026, an Illinois ticket-holder won $1.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot. What we know about taxes, cash ...

An anonymous Illinois player claimed a $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot, choosing a lump-sum payout after buying a $2 Quick ...

Traded in $2 for a billion. A mystery Illinois lottery player claimed the historic $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot – and only ...

The billion-dollar claim follows another anonymous Illinois win reported earlier in the year. A DuPage County man using the ...

The winner elected to remain anonymous, but said they have experienced a full range of emotions since winning.

Lotto: 9:22 p.m. CT on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. Pick 3 (Day): 12:40 p.m. CT daily. Pick 3 (Evening): 9:22 p.m. CT ...

The Illinois winner of the $1.04 billion Powerball has come forward to claim their prize a month after hitting jackpot.

A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1 billion jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor. The ticket that won the jackpot ...

QUINCY, Ill. — Nearly a month after winning a historic $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot, the lucky Illinois lottery player who ...