An Illinois Lottery player just hit it big—winning a $1,673,909 jackpot playing Ultimate Diamond Jackpot, one of the state’s FastPlay games.

It’s the ninth time a player has won $1 million or more with Ultimate Diamond Jackpot since the game launched in May 2023. The jackpot starts at $75,000 and grows every time someone plays, whether it’s online or in-store, until someone wins.

More than 6,300 winning tickets were sold on Tuesday, May 27—the same day the big prize was claimed. In total, Illinois Lottery players brought home over $2 million in prizes that day from Ultimate Diamond Jackpot alone.

FastPlay games are simple to play. There are no numbers to pick, no slips to fill out, no scratching, and no waiting for results. The Illinois Lottery offers 35 FastPlay games, all available at

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