Illinois Lotto jackpot up to $16.8M ahead of Monday's drawing

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Lotto jackpot for Monday night's drawing is now at $16.8 million.

Monday's drawing will be the largest jackpot this year and the second largest in nearly five years. The previous record-making Lotto jackpot was in December 2018 and was worth $22.5 million.

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It was won at a Shell gas station in Prospect Heights.

Illinois lottery officials say nearly four million winning Lotto tickets have been sold this year, netting players over $14.6 million in prizes.

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

For more information, go to IllinoisLottery.com.