CHICAGO – An Illinois iLottery player is celebrating a life-changing win after taking home $955,540 playing the FastPlay™ Cash Castle game.

FastPlay games continue to deliver wins for players across Illinois. Building on the weekend’s momentum, two additional players also won major prizes online yesterday. One player won $364,673 playing Twenty 20s and another won $259,783 playing Luxury Loot.

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Cash Castle is a $30 progressive FastPlay game. The jackpot begins at $100,000 and grows with each ticket sold statewide until the jackpot is won. With progressive FastPlay games, you have a chance to win the jackpot or other cash prizes.

So far this year, players statewide have purchased nearly 7.9 million winning FastPlay tickets, claiming more than $165 million in prizes.

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Winners have one year from the date of purchase to claim their prizes.

FastPlay is a style of lottery game designed for quick and convenient play anytime, anywhere. There are no numbers to pick, no play slip to complete, no scratching, and no waiting for winning numbers. The Illinois Lottery currently offers 39 FastPlay games at various price points and play styles.

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.

About the Illinois Lottery
The Illinois Lottery, founded in 1974, has contributed over $26 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). For more information about the Illinois Lottery and the causes we support, please visit IllinoisLottery.com.

 

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