Illinois Lottery Biography
On February 19, 1983, Lotto began as a Saturday-only game, drawing 6 of 40 balls. On May 19, 1984, it became a 6/44 game. On December 1, 1985, advance play was introduced. On January 15, 1986, Wednesday drawings were added; the game was twice-weekly through April 15, 1987. On May 7, 1988, it became a 6/54 game. On April 7, 1990, new balls and a Beitel Criterion drawing machine debuted. On August 15, 1990, Wednesday drawings were re-introduced. On January 15, 1998, the 6/54 matrix was scaled down to 6/48, featuring an all-cash jackpot that began at $1 million (previously, the jackpot was annuitized, with no cash option). On April 14, 1999, the matrix changed again to 6/52, and added a fourth prize, $3, for matching three numbers; the jackpot again became annuitized, but with a cash option.
The odds of winning a jackpot in the game's current version are 1:10,179,260 per $1 played. The starting jackpot is $2 million. Players get two games for each $1 played; a Lotto Extra Shot (see below) play costs $2. All Lotto (Extra Shot) games must be bought in multiples of 2.In November 2012, Illinois introduced an add-on to Lotto, called Lotto Extra Shot. While regular plays are $1 for two games, Lotto Extra Shot plays are a minimum of $2. An LES purchase adds a "quick-picked" number from 1 through 25 for each play. The Lottery draws 6 of 52 numbers, as before, but now also an "Extra Shot" number from 1 through 25.
A player matching three or more numbers without also the Extra Shot number wins as before. Matching only the Extra Shot wins $5, with one number $2; with two numbers, $10. Matching three numbers plus the Extra Shot wins $75, or 25 times the usual $3 prize for three numbers. Matching four or five numbers plus the Extra Shot wins 25 times the parimutuel prize amount for that category in that drawing. Matching all six numbers plus the Extra Shot does not multiply the jackpot prize, whether or not a jackpot is won by multiple plays.
On February 19, 1983, Lotto began as a Saturday-only game, drawing 6 of 40 balls. On May 19, 1984, it became a 6/44 game. On December 1, 1985, advance play was introduced. On January 15, 1986, Wednesday drawings were added; the game was twice-weekly through April 15, 1987. On May 7, 1988, it became a 6/54 game. On April 7, 1990, new balls and a Beitel Criterion drawing machine debuted. On August 15, 1990, Wednesday drawings were re-introduced. On January 15, 1998, the 6/54 matrix was scaled down to 6/48, featuring an all-cash jackpot that began at $1 million (previously, the jackpot was annuitized, with no cash option). On April 14, 1999, the matrix changed again to 6/52, and added a fourth prize, $3, for matching three numbers; the jackpot again became annuitized, but with a cash option.
The odds of winning a jackpot in the game's current version are 1:10,179,260 per $1 played. The starting jackpot is $2 million. Players get two games for each $1 played; a Lotto Extra Shot (see below) play costs $2. All Lotto (Extra Shot) games must be bought in multiples of 2.In November 2012, Illinois introduced an add-on to Lotto, called Lotto Extra Shot. While regular plays are $1 for two games, Lotto Extra Shot plays are a minimum of $2. An LES purchase adds a "quick-picked" number from 1 through 25 for each play. The Lottery draws 6 of 52 numbers, as before, but now also an "Extra Shot" number from 1 through 25.
A player matching three or more numbers without also the Extra Shot number wins as before. Matching only the Extra Shot wins $5, with one number $2; with two numbers, $10. Matching three numbers plus the Extra Shot wins $75, or 25 times the usual $3 prize for three numbers. Matching four or five numbers plus the Extra Shot wins 25 times the parimutuel prize amount for that category in that drawing. Matching all six numbers plus the Extra Shot does not multiply the jackpot prize, whether or not a jackpot is won by multiple plays.
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