<span class="justify-content-start">          <span class="article-published" itemprop="datePublished">              <time datetime="2025-11-18T18:17:59Z">November 18, 2025 13:17 ET</time>          </span>            <span class="article-source" style="min-width: 260px;" itemprop="sourceOrganization" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization">              <span>&nbsp;</span>| Source:              <span>                    <a href="/en/search/organization/Illinois%2520Lottery" itemprop="name">Illinois Lottery</a>              </span>                  <meta itemprop="logo" url="https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/b9efe61e-4ac6-4f22-a628-420190493c2d?size=2" alt="Company Name Logo" />            </span>      </span>        <span id="pnr-global-follow-button" class="pnr-follow-button-width-height"></span>        <span itemprop="author copyrightHolder" style="display: none;">Illinois Lottery</span>            <br><img alt="Illinois Lottery Holiday Tickets" height="339" src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/8a22956e-c674-4530-859a-f7a517770f87/picture1.jpg" width="600" /><br /><br>CHICAGO, Nov.  18, 2025  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Illinois Lottery is going big this holiday season, spreading cheer across the state with five new holiday-themed Instant Tickets and two exciting promotions: <em>Holly Jolly 2nd Chance</em> and <em>Get in the Spirit Sweepstakes</em>.<br>The new Holiday Instant Tickets are a fun and festive way to share the excitement of the season—whether tucked into a stocking, given as a small gesture of appreciation, or shared with friends and family. Each ticket delivers the thrill of a potential win while helping to support education in Illinois.<br>Last holiday season, from November 1 through December 31, 2024, Illinois players won more than $273 million in prizes from over 11.2 million winning Instant Tickets.<br>“Gifting Holiday Instant Tickets is a tradition for many Illinoisans,” said Harold Mays, Director of the Illinois Lottery. “We are happy to be part of that tradition and excited about this year's line-up.”<br><strong>New Holiday Instant Tickets</strong><br>This year’s holiday lineup features festive designs and a range of prize opportunities, with top prizes up to $1 million:<br><strong>Holiday Promotions and Events</strong><br>Alongside these festive new games, the Illinois Lottery is also spreading extra cheer through a series of holiday promotions and community events designed to keep the celebration going all season long.<br><strong><em>Holly Jolly 2nd Chance: </em></strong><br />Players can enter any eligible non-winning 2025 Illinois Lottery Holiday Instant Ticket into the Holly Jolly 2nd Chance Promotion for weekly chances to win $500 prizes or the grand prize of $250,000. The final entry deadline is January 11, 2026. See <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=iLP60u47UvE-ZxBXNCEQcQkadthDha8JGa4ZNDRvpx1DR2DVblhXrqjQdDq_0FvocWZ3OdT25BveOkIV-GMV6IQTBUbsi2jOKR8jKVEg1IibxTchSFMDHaKEuBIZs-8_jr3rHSzvTM0Ua8ZMAreEDMqArWZuwUt05K-GL-XGqpc=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="official rules">official rules</a> for weekly drawing deadlines.<br><strong><em>Get in the Spirit Sweepstakes: </em></strong><br />Running through December 31, 2025, this sweepstakes will award one player $2,500, with five additional winners each receiving $500. Click <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=jCsaAbanwMRoN6l0UimAnXp3NMhwNNe1wqRSaVL4ywZsL54RDyLf-qO4WL5Za_i1MYVVVGYq4SmPp6qwl2Fn6Ijt_QpgzkzujsWYzUb7KhfoP6n_qffEOcboi4S9gua-VvSHz8T5mOhnDGRR5ZRktJcOwOfyZehaVcBRNtNEqqa9jgrRBo-qcgnLtCCyPv345Hq7m3ytOCCf8qZ64uP2Ba8kliyfbPtI4ENQCN4jQwng-ZoIYZgVMnqyE9nlA0bA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="here">here</a> to enter or learn more.<br><strong><em>The Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival®</em></strong><strong> (November 22, 2025): </strong><br />Join the Illinois Lottery at Lights Festival Lane (Pioneer Court) from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. for holiday fun, prizes, and festive photo opportunities. The first 50 consumers who purchase $30 or more in lottery tickets in a single transaction will also receive an additional giveaway.<br><strong><em>Christkindlmarket Aurora</em></strong><strong> (December 20–21, 2025): </strong><br />Visit the Illinois Lottery Holiday Truck on-site December 20 (11 a.m. – 8 p.m.) and December 21 (11 a.m. – 6 p.m.) to play games, win prizes, and capture memories at the holiday photo booth. The first 50 consumers who purchase $30 or more in lottery tickets in a single transaction will receive an additional giveaway.<br><strong><em>Holiday Instant Ticket Radio Giveaway</em></strong><strong>: </strong><br />The Illinois Lottery is teaming up with nearly 60 radio stations statewide for a festive giveaway. Listeners can win a holiday bundle featuring seven Instant Tickets — including one that could be worth up to $1 million. Each station will give away five bundles. Click <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=jCsaAbanwMRoN6l0UimAnVutecf6JfQleCLGqW9igg6N7FhXNlZ3P2eHnTh44ELdpLqSytXYkUfEj-OlQ-QOyrNcljYFr_Rt5AZAoYRRtrvTr5utVZfvB542F0ZUjSJdfIi1N5OZ0LmxOWtRLlzNuQ==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="here">here</a> for a list of participating radio stations.<br>The Illinois Lottery’s Holiday Instant Tickets are available now at nearly 7,000 retail locations statewide, priced from $1 to $20. Click <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=jCsaAbanwMRoN6l0UimAnegnWKNBMOXiKe2p7nnhX3ygSJZEmO4Nl0dx0zlEqj_GWqIhk1LwB_ixTwR9QPyYm5eNJTyMCcsKo1GgGIHO10Y=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="here">here</a> to find a store near you.<br><strong>Holly Jolly 2nd Chance b-roll, available for media use; download </strong><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=jCsaAbanwMRoN6l0UimAnaJ-0n15ws-8uhrjPEmP89XgCzP4zsOrFBDtiGooNWcLESScdDX3mJOM9tW_qE-o-SMJcBA0Y3r8zRe5QwjKpKT1fTtX55wtYQIWA3pEGbTc3hlKuNpmL5bzwpFNpY1cO9Bc1NXvn3_w2crk6Wt5dWVRQYlX9g9oEZsZUTsXcwp6f28_xjGYGK58v5xZz3zmPA==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title=""><strong>here</strong></a><strong>. </strong><br><strong>Get in the Spirit Sweepstakes b-roll, available for media use; download </strong><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=jCsaAbanwMRoN6l0UimAnd8ztpPzV51p4Zc3OxY1x7fT9J_l-vjn3kHJB5MUfAw3LTue2kcILB8cAeQaWS9yG7axSlCcrb0jlpZqebUXiemUsiKirFsPIT0LC54MFlO9OP7EeqwGMwMGNI15nkFaRBkV7r9NIdCXWXfr35Elo_YdGPzL8nTSE5kGc-srITbA9N76lUL3lE6WA9uChULMDA==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title=""><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong><br>The Illinois Lottery reminds players to Be Smart, Gift Smart when purchasing Instant Tickets during the holiday season. Throughout the year, we encourage players to play for fun, not funds, and to set a limit and stick to it. For more information on how to gift and game responsibly, please go to IllinoisLottery.com and visit our <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=EywGEOAOcSx267MA8d5FgLIAWG1xzGhdIOlsDZ-s2FlfY6jEiX2t6T8gd9dW7KjgfSGL30FzkcSkND6FWvXuH71wAxU2TxMkccu1LjxA7BIq6yiG44FUSgXafnrXux8wxzRJaqV75rs5r5D6ukDo093bYXTlPBK1hJR1eg2Nz9E=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Responsible Gaming">Responsible Gaming</a> pages.<br><strong>About the Illinois Lottery</strong><br />The Illinois Lottery, founded in 1974, has contributed over $25 billion to the State’s Common School Fund in support of K-12 public education in Illinois since 1985. The Common School Fund is the Illinois Lottery’s primary beneficiary, receiving nearly 99% of Illinois Lottery proceeds. The Illinois Lottery also supports various specialty causes as described in the Illinois Lottery Law (20 ILCS 1605/21.4). 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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Alabama lottery players may want to make a run for the border now that the Powerball jackpot has grown again for Wednesday’s drawing.
The big prize rose to $593 million after no one won Monday’s drawing.
The cash option is $277.6 million.
Alabama does not have the lottery, but the games can be played in every state along Alabama’s borders.
The Tennessee Lottery released Wednesday that thousands of players won prizes at all levels in Monday’s drawing, including one player in East Tennessee who won $50,000 by matching four numbers plus the Powerball.
Players in Tennessee have won more than $22 billion in prizes since the lottery started there in 2004.
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Watch Mega Millions drawings streamed on ABC 7 New York on Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m.
NEW YORK (WABC) — The winning numbers have been drawn for Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot worth an estimated $800 million ($371.7 million cash).
Tuesday's winning numbers were: 11-17-57-50-14 Mega Ball: 6
After four jackpot wins in the first six months of 2025, the big prize has been growing since it was last won in Virginia on June 27.
It has been a while since the Mega Millions jackpot was won during November; the last time was in 2016. Since the game began in 2002, though, there have been 16 jackpots won during the month; the largest to date was a $326 million prize won in New York on November 4, 2014.
Tickets are $5 each and include a randomly assigned multiplier, multiplying the base prize levels by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X. Half of the proceeds from the sale of each Mega Millions ticket remains in the state where the ticket was sold, where the money supports designated good causes and retailer commissions.
The overall odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 23; the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.
Mega Millions is available in 45 states, plus Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
1. $1.602 billion, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket in Florida)
2. $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket in South Carolina)
3. $1.348 billion, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket in Maine)
4. $1.337 billion, July 29, 2022 (one ticket in Illinois)
5. $1.22 billion, Dec. 27, 2024 (one ticket in California)
6. $1.128 billion, March 26, 2024 (one ticket in New Jersey)
7. $1.050 billion, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket in Michigan)
8. $810 million, Sept. 10, 2024 (one ticket in Texas)
9. $656 million, March 30, 2012 (three tickets in Illinois, Kansas, and Maryland)
10. $648 million, Dec. 17, 2013 (two tickets sold in California, Georgia)
1. $2.040 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022 (one ticket: California)
2. $1.787 billion. Powerball. Sept. 6, 2025 (two tickets: Missouri and Texas)
2. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023 (one ticket: California)
3. $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket: Florida)
4. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets: California, Florida and Tennessee)
5. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket: South Carolina)
6. $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket: Maine)
7. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket: Illinois)
8. $1.269 billion, Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024 (one ticket: California)
9.$1.128 billion Mega Millions, March 26, 2024 (one ticket, from New Jersey)
10. $1.08 billion, Powerball, July, 19, 2023 (one ticket: California)
You can watch the New York state lottery drawings live daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:15 p.m. on ABC 7 New York.
Powerball drawings are also streamed here on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
Mega Millions drawings are streamed on Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m.
The New York Lottery continues to be North America's largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.7 billion in Lottery Aid to Education for FY2022-2023 to help support education in New York State.
New York Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education. It takes into account both a school district's size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.
For more information about the New York lottery and to see lottery results, please visit nylottery.ny.gov..
New Yorkers struggling with a gambling addiction, or who know someone who is, can find help by calling the State's toll-free, confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY (467369). Standard text rates may apply.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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CONCORD, NH — Powerball players have not won the jackpot since early September, according to officials, which has driven the jackpot to nearly $600 million.
On Wednesday, the jackpot is expected to be $593 million, with a one-time cash payout projected to reach $277.6 million before taxes. Players in Missouri and Texas won the last jackpot, which was $1.8 billion, according to officials.
“What an exciting time to be a New Hampshire Lottery player, as the Powerball jackpot keeps on growing,” Charlie McIntyre, the executive director of the New Hampshire Lottery, said. “As this jackpot has increased, so have our sales, and that’s great news for New Hampshire public education.”
McIntyre added the two best parts of his job were giving money to public education and giving money to the players.
“So,” he said, “purchase your ticket for a chance at a life-changing prize, and hopefully I’ll be handing over a big check to a Granite Stater soon.”
Powerball tickets are sold at more than 1,200 retailers in the state and online at iLottery. The drawings are held at 10:59 p.m.
For more 60 years, more than $3 billion from the lottery has been used to fund education in the Granite State.
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