A lucky Illinois Lottery player recently discovered he had won an impressive $2.66 million jackpot through the Ultimate Diamond Jackpot game on the Illinois Lottery app. The winner, who goes by the nickname “Hard-Working Husband,” shared how the life-changing moment unfolded.
He and his wife were settling in to watch one of their favorite TV shows when he casually opened the app to play the Fast Play game. Distracted by the show, he didn’t immediately notice the outcome. When he glanced back at his phone, he saw the jackpot amount—$2,661,339—and was stunned.
“I couldn’t believe my eyes,” he said. “My jaw dropped, and I gasped. My wife thought something was wrong and asked me what happened. When I told her we’d won, she didn’t believe me until I showed her the screen. Even then, we were both in complete shock.”
The winner explained how the win had come at the perfect time for their family. Married for 36 years, the couple had spent nearly as long working hard. One of the first things he told his wife after realizing they had won was, “It’s time for you to retire.”
He added, “She’s been wanting to retire for a while, and now we can finally make that dream come true.”
His wife, reflecting on their good fortune, said, “It still doesn’t feel real. I’m excited about spending more time at our lake house, being with our children and grandchildren, and exploring new hobbies.”
The Ultimate Diamond Jackpot game is part of Illinois Lottery’s Fast Play series, a progressive jackpot game available both online and in stores. The jackpot starts at $75,000 and grows with each ticket sold statewide until someone wins.
As of mid-January, Illinois Lottery players had already claimed over $5.3 million in prizes through Fast Play games, with more than 292,000 winning tickets sold just 10 days into the new year.
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