PHOTO CAPTION: SIJO George (left) and Johnson Thomas (right), co-owners of a Mobil gas station in Des Plaines, take a celebratory photo with employee Sam Barkho after selling a winning $10.4 million Lotto ticket.
Courtesy of the Illinois Lottery
CHICAGO,IL. – There may have been a major game in New Orleans on Sunday night, but the biggest win of the weekend belongs to an Illinois Lottery player who purchased a jackpot-winning Lotto ticket worth $10,400,000 in Des Plaines on Saturday.
The lucky winner matched all six numbers in Saturday’s Lotto drawing to score the $10.4 million jackpot prize. The winning numbers were: 6-9-18-31-39-49.
The ticket was purchased for the February 8 Lotto drawing at a Mobil gas station in Des Plaines, located at 9660 Golf Road.
“We only bought this store a month ago, and already we have a big jackpot winner!” exclaimed Jinu John, co-owner of the Mobil gas station in Des Plaines. “I don’t know who won – but it’s certainly one lucky guy or girl.”
This is also an exciting win for the gas station, as the store will receive a selling bonus of one percent of the prize amount.
“Since we only recently took over this location, we are eager to get to know our customers and hope to start seeing some regular faces,” added John. “Our employees are all excited about this win, and of course we hope we’ll find out who the lucky winner is.”
Already in 2025, more than 805,000 winning Lotto tickets have been sold, with total prizes amounting to more than $13 million for Illinois Lottery players.
Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw to claim their prize. The Illinois Lottery encourages all lucky winners to write their name on the back of their ticket and keep it in a safe place until they’re ready to claim their prize.
Lotto is an Illinois-only game that is played three times a week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. As well as the regular drawing, Lotto offers two additional drawings: Lotto Million 1 and Lotto Million 2. These are additional opportunities for players to match six numbers to win a $1 million prize.
Tickets for the game can be purchased in-store, online, or on the Illinois Lottery app. For more information or to buy tickets online, please visit IllinoisLottery.com.
Lotto b-roll, produced by the Illinois Lottery, is available for the media; download here.
As the Lotto jackpot continues to grow, the Illinois Lottery reminds players to set a limit on the amount of money that they spend. Don’t spend more than you can afford to lose. To learn more, visit the responsible gaming pages on the Illinois Lottery website: Illinois Lottery Responsible Gaming.