$14.6 Million Winning Lotto Ticket Marks Biggest Jackpot Of The Year

EAST ST. LOUIS, IL — A lucky Illinois Lottery player is $14.6 million richer after matching all six numbers in the Lotto drawing on Monday and winning the largest Lotto jackpot so far this year.

The winning ticket was sold at Crown Mart in East St. Louis and the winning numbers were 5, 9, 14, 18, 22 and 23. The previous top Lotto jackpot of 2025 was a $10.4 million prize awarded in February.

“Our phone has been ringing off the hook with customers calling to congratulate us for selling the jackpot-winning Lotto ticket,” Crown Mart store manager Ed Hamed said in a news release. “In my nine years managing this location, this is the biggest winning ticket we’ve ever sold. We are thrilled for the winner and couldn’t be more excited.”

For selling the winning ticket, Crown Mart will receive a bonus of $146,000, or 1 percent of the prize amount. Hamed said he would use the money to remodel and give the staff a special surprise.

Lotto is an Illinois-only game. It is played three times a week, on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.