CHICAGO (WMBD) -- An Illinois Lottery FastPlay game netted one lucky person a $1.3 million jackpot, the lottery said on Friday.

The game was Cash Castle and it's a $30 progressive jackpot FastPlay game, the lottery said. The jackpot begins at $100,000, which is the highest starting jackpot of any Illinois Lottery FastPlay game, and grows with each ticket sold statewide until the jackpot is won.

“I only ever play the lottery on my app and enjoy trying the newest games for fun,” explained the lucky winner, who proudly dubbed himself the ‘King of the Castle.’ “On that particular day, I was thinking about my family—we’ve been going through some challenging times.

"I took a chance on Cash Castle, and couldn’t believe it when I actually hit the jackpot. This win truly came at the perfect time

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