- Illinois State Lottery
The Illinois Lottery is run by the government of
Illinois . The lottery was founded in 1973, when U.S. lotteries were confined to the Northeast and the Midwest. Televised drawings are based at the studios ofChicago 'sWGN-TV , and occur twice daily, at 12:40pm and 9:20pm during that station's newscasts under the supervision of the accounting firm ofClifton Gunderson . Illinois is the only current lottery to have their non multi-state drawings televised nationwide (viaWGN America ).Online games
The Illinois Lottery is one of 12 members of the
Mega Millions jackpot game. It also runs Illinois Lotto (6 balls out of 52) with a smaller jackpot on a Monday-Wednesday-Saturday night drawing schedule. Pick 3 and Pick 4 numbers are drawn twice daily; the same numbers apply to those playing the same games in the neighboringIowa Lottery . Little Lotto, (5/39) with a minimum jackpot of $100,000, is drawn nightly.cratch games
Multiple scratch games in varying amounts and themes are offered by the lottery, including games based on licensed properties such as the
NBC game show "Deal or No Deal ". Chicago sports teams also have tie-ins with the Lottery.Distribution of funds
Proceeds from the Illinois Lottery and unclaimed prizes are distributed to support education and schools in Illinois.
External links
* [http://www.illinoislottery.com Official Site]
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