Rockford 'Millionaire' Comes Forward For Prize: IL Lottery

ROCKFORD, IL — One week after winning $1 million from the Illinois Lottery, the winner has come forward to claim the prize. According to lottery officials, a Rockford resident purchased the ticket through the Illinois Lottery app.

The winning online player matched all six numbers in the April 3 Lotto Million 1 drawing to score the prize. The winning numbers were: 1-11-16-21-26-44.

"I've never been a big lottery player – in fact, I’ve never won anything big in my life – until now," shared the winner, nicknamed 'Lucky Lotto Millionaire.' "After Thursday’s drawing, I got an email saying I'd won, and I figured that I’d won back the $2 that I had spent on the ticket. And I did win back my two dollars… but imagine my surprise when I realized I’d also won $1 million, too."

This is the third Illinois Lottery player this year to win $1 million or more with Lotto. On Feb. 8, a player took home an impressive $10.4 million Lotto jackpot after buying their winning ticket at a Mobil gas station in Des Plaines. Another lucky player snagged a winning ticket for the Lotto Million 1 drawing on Feb. 17.