IL Lottery Player Rings In New Year With $2.6M Fast Play Win

ILLINOIS — The new year is looking bright for one Illinois lottery player, who won $2.6 million playing Fast Play Ultimate Diamond Jackpot on the Illinois Lottery app before the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve.

The winner is the fourth Illinois Lottery player to win a Fast Play jackpot over half a million dollars in 2024. In November, a lucky player won the Ultimate Diamond Jackpot at $5.75 million. The second Fast Play jackpot won last year was with Twenty 20s, when a player took home just over $1.1 million. The third-highest Fast Play jackpot was won in March 2024 with Illinois Super Jackpot.

Ultimate Diamond Jackpot is a progressive jackpot game, in which the jackpot begins at $75,000 and grows with each ticket sold statewide — whether in-store or online — until the jackpot is won.

With Fast Play games, there are no numbers to pick, no play slip to complete, no scratching, and no waiting for winning numbers. According to the Illinois Lottery, there are currently more than 25 Fast Play games offered at various price points and play styles. Players can download the Illinois Lottery app to see the most up-to-date jackpots.

Fast Play games can be purchased in retail stores, online at IllinoisLottery.com, or on the Illinois Lottery app.