Illinois Lottery shells out $7.1 million after players win big with 7-7-7-7

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LottoNoobie — Wed, 13 May 2026 06:29:45 GMT

It depends on the state. Michigan had a big payout with the number 1028. If I'm not mistaken, the total prize won was over $9 million. I still think one of the biggest jackpots was on 1010. In February of 2010 the payout was $21.6 million.

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Tony Numbers — Tue, 12 May 2026 09:33:46 GMT

Fantasy start by making a chart for the win-4 results. Something that accom dates the entire year. What I notice is while focusing on my target combination I look for instances where it was almost drawn. Sort of like a precurser. Very often before your number hits, it was giving you clues.

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Alfawinner — Mon, 11 May 2026 22:19:54 GMT

And when u stop playing u

missed 777

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Fantasy876 — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:16:17 GMT

My first post ever. I mostly scratch and fantasy 5 but recently started playing pick 4. It seems like people who win with quads are playing them every single day. 1234 I imagine is played every day as well, box and straight. And I notice 20th century dates are played regularly too. Anything 19XX tends to have more winners. And I guess since America is turning 250, that 1776 is being played everyday. I don't have a real strategy yet. I've been doing QPs and whenever I see random four numbers duri... [ More ]

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Tony Numbers — Mon, 11 May 2026 15:44:16 GMT

Why is this news? This happens in every state when quad 7 is involved. It's usually sold out when it happens

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mypiemaster — Mon, 11 May 2026 14:55:24 GMT

I wish there's more of these multiple winners. We need to win some of that money back. Congratulations to all the winners.

Illinois Lottery shells out $7.1 million after players win big with 7-7-7-7

Lottery Post — Mon, 11 May 2026 11:53:17 GMT

Huge payday for Illinois lottery players across the state

By Kate Northrop

Thousands of Illinois lottery players won big when their Pick 4 game drew the combination 7-7-7-7, with more than $7 million in winnings paid out across the state.

The Illinois Lottery announced last week that it tallied up $7.1 million in winnings from a single Pick 4 drawing.

It's because the midday drawing on Sunday, May 3 produced the number combination 7-7-7-7, with Fireball number 6.

It resulted... [ More ]