Illinois Lotto is a state exclusive game that offers players three shots at winning $1 million or more with every play. The Lotto jackpot draw has a top prize that starts at $2 million and keeps growing until someone hits it, with draws on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 9:22 pm CT. Add Extra Shot to multiply your non-jackpot prize up to 25 times.
Your numbers are also entered into the Lotto Million 1 and Lotto Million 2 draws, which each give you the chance to take home a $1 million prize and are held just after the main draw.
How to Play
Playing Lotto is really easy – simply pay $2 per line and select six numbers from 1 to 50 or have them randomly generated for you via the Quick Pick option.
If you’d like to enter more than one Lotto draw, mark the box on the play slip and speak to the retailer.
Match all six numbers drawn to win the multi-million dollar jackpot. There are a total of five tiers offering cash prizes for matching as few as two numbers.
Extra Shot
Extra Shot is an optional add-on to your Lotto ticket. It only costs $1 more per game and gives you six additional chances to win Lotto prizes below the jackpot, and will increase their value by up to 25 times! Extra Shot only applies to non-jackpot prizes in the main Lotto draw.
An Extra Shot number between 1 and 25 will be chosen at random and printed on your Lotto ticket. You can win a cash prize just by matching the Extra Shot number on its own, or in addition to the Lotto numbers drawn.
Lotto Million
Your Lotto numbers are also automatically entered into two additional separate draws, Lotto Million 1 and Lotto Million 2. Each has a prize of $1 million for matching all six numbers, and they’re drawn straight after the Lotto jackpot draw.
Prizes and Odds of Winning
Here’s a breakdown of how many numbers you need to match to win an Illinois Lotto prize and the odds for each prize tier:
Illinois Lotto Prizes and Odds Winning Tier Prize Won Odds Match 6 Jackpot (minimum $2 million) 1 in 15,890,700 Match 5 Pari-mutuel; estimated $2,000 1 in 60,192 Match 4 Pari-mutuel; estimated $50 1 in 1,120 Match 3 Fixed amount of $5 1 in 60 Match 2 Fixed amount of $2 1 in 7.8 Odds of winning any Illinois Lotto prize are approximately 1 in 6.9 on a basic ticket
Extra Shot Prizes and Odds of Winning
The $1 Extra Shot add-on to your main ticket offers six more chances to win Lotto non-jackpot prizes, and multiplies their value up to 25 times. Extra Shot applies to the main Lotto draw.
Illinois Lotto Extra Shot Prizes and Odds Winning Tier Prize Won Odds Match 5 + Extra Shot Pari-mutuel; estimated $50,000 1 in 1,504,801 Match 4 + Extra Shot Pari-mutuel; $1,250 1 in 27,996 Match 3 + Extra Shot Fixed amount of $125 1 in 1,500 Match 2 + Extra Shot Fixed amount of $25 1 in 195 Match 1 + Extra Shot Fixed amount of $10 1 in 61 Match Extra Shot Fixed amount of $5 1 in 56.3
Lotto Million 1 Prizes and Odds of Winning
Your Lotto play also receives an automatic entry into the Lotto Million 1 draw for the chance to hit a $1 million prize by matching all six winning numbers.
Illinois Lotto Million 1 Prizes and Odds Winning Tier Prize Won Odds Match 6 $1,000,000 1 in 15,890,700
Lotto Million 2 Prizes and Odds of Winning
Every Lotto ticket gets an additional chance to win $1 million in the Lotto Million 2 draw, held immediately following the main draw.
Illinois Lotto Million 2 Prizes and Odds Winning Tier Prize Won Odds Match 6 $1,000,000 1 in 15,890,700
