Illinois Lottery To Give 300 Mega Millions Tickets Away For Free

ORLAND PARK, IL — The Illinois Lottery is partnering with pizzerias around Chicagoland in celebration of The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots exceeding $300 million each, according to a release from Illinois Lottery.

The lottery is looking to give some Illinoisans an extra shot at winning the dough by giving away free tickets with the purchase of a pizza at one of six pizzerias, including Anthony’s Pizza, 11271 W. 159th St, in Orland Park. On Tuesday, the six pizzerias are distributing free Mega Millions tickets to 300 customers.

All participating pizzerias and locations include:

• Anthony’s Pizza – 11271 W 159th St Orland Park, IL 60467
• Fabulous Freddies – 3101 S Union Ave Chicago, IL 60608
• Victor’s Pizza – 5418 W North Ave Chicago, IL 60623
• Bellona’s Pizza – 3447 W Montrose Ave Chicago, IL 60618
• Napoli Pizza – 303 West Rohlwing Rd Palatine, IL 60074
• Armand’s Pizzeria – 105 West 1st St Elmhurst, IL 60126

"There is a lot of excitement surrounding the growing jackpots," said Illinois Lottery Acting Director Harold Mays in the release. "At more than $300 million, these are two of the biggest jackpots we’ve seen all year and currently the biggest in the world. We’d love to see an Illinois Lottery player win one of these life-changing prizes."

The Mega Millions jackpot is $330 million for tonight’s draw and the Powerball jackpot is $321 million for the upcoming draw on Wednesday night, according to the release. These dueling jackpots have not both accumulated this high at the same time since June 2019. There is more than half of a billion dollars in prizes up for grabs across both draws, the release states.

Mega Millions drawings are every Tuesday and Friday at 10:00 p.m. CT. More than 1.8 million Mega Millions prizes were won in Illinois in 2020, totaling more than $12.3 million won by Illinois Lottery players, the release states.

According to the release, Powerball drawings are every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. CT. More than 1.6 million Powerball prizes totaling more than $11.5 million were won in Illinois in 2020. Players must be at least 18 years old to participate in all Illinois Lottery games.