A Speedway in Des Plaines is the “luckiest” spot to buy lottery tickets in Illinois, according to data compiled by casino.org.
Will one Illinoisan be nearly a billion dollars richer after Friday night?
Only the results of the Mega Millions drawing for the $980 million jackpot will tell.
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Winning numbers will be pulled Friday at 10 p.m. CT, according to Illinois Lottery.
The current jackpot is the result of the longest streak without a winner in the game’s 23-year history.
Friday’s drawing marks the 40th since the last jackpot was won in late June.
While nobody won the jackpot during Tuesday’s drawing, numerous prizes were awarded in Illinois.
One Mega Millions player in Illinois won $20,000 Tuesday, another won $40,000 and 17 won $1,000. Thousands of players won prizes ranging from $10 to $400.
The winning numbers for Tuesday’s drawing were 13-40-42-46-10 with a Mega Ball of 1.
Results for Friday night’s drawing can be found here once they are available.