The Illinois lottery is one of the oldest lotteries in the USA. The state lottery started with just a few games however they are offering has expanded over the years. They do not have as large again offering as other state lotteries however you will still find the big multi-state lottery games such as the Powerball and Mega Millions amongst others. The Pick 3 and Pick 4 games along with the Lucky Day Lotto which was originally known as the Cash 5 are some of the original games offered in the Illinois state lottery.
The lottery in Illinois and has been marred with some controversy in the past years. At some point they had suspended making payments and were the subject of a class-action lawsuit from players who had not been paid out. That has since been resolved and is not likely to happen judging from the current state lawmakers. Find out what is on offer on the mobile Illinois lottery app how you can claim prizes and what else is in store for players on that state lottery.
The mobile Illinois lottery app is not just a subscription service lotto app like most state lotteries have. In addition to getting alerts about winning numbers draw times and promotional games players can actually use the mobile app to purchase tickets and play online.
In 2018 the Illinois lottery suspended the purchase of single tickets for mega millions and Powerball. However players can still purchase tickets for all lottery games just not single tickets. What’s more players can even get paid out instantly if they have the lottery app.
Of course this only applies to lotteries wins that are $600 or less. Anything more than $600 has to go through the standard claims process for lottery wins.
Illinois Lottery Games
The Illinois lottery has six main lottery games + 3 scratchcard instant games.in addition to these they are promotional games such as second chance games where players can enter non-winning tickets in a bid to win a possible million dollars. The promotional second chance game prizes vary with each promotion so you always need to check to see what the current price is.
Lottery Game
Ticket Cost
Draws
Powerball
$2
Wednesday and Saturday nights
Mega millions
$2
Tuesday and Friday nights
Lotto extra shot
$1
Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
Pick 3
$0.50
Twice daily
Pick 4
$0.50
Twice daily
Lucky Day lotto
$1
Twice daily
How To Claim Your Prize
Most US lotteries allow you to claim small prizes at authorised official lottery retailers. Similarly with the Illinois lottery prizes of up to $600 can be claimed from any authorised retailer. You can also mail your winning tickets remember to sign it at the back along with the official claim form to the Illinois lottery claims department to get your payout.
For prizes of over $600 this includes major jackpot prizes of $1 million or more you must physically go to the Illinois lottery claims department to collect their winnings. There’s also an option to have your winnings directly deposited into your bank account for winnings that are more than $25,000
Remember to make copies of both your winning tickets which is signed along with a copy of the claim form and keep those. You have to send the original winning ticket and the claim form to the lottery claims department. In the film remember to also include your return address. Most importantly you must send your claim form via registered mail so that you can keep track of it.
If you play and win online prizes that are $600 or less are instantly added to your account. However for prizes over $600 that are won online you still have to follow the claims process.
