Jackpot analysis for covered Illinois lottery games — 12-month history, rollover trends, highs, averages, and current advertised amounts.
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Jackpot analysis for Illinois lottery games over the past 12 months — tracked highs, typical amounts, rollover streaks, and how current prizes compare with their recent averages. Figures cover drawings tracked since Sep 2025 and are not a complete record of every jackpot in each game’s history.
Illinois Lotto has ranged from $2M to $11.6M over the past 12 months, and has rolled 15 straight drawings without a top-prize winner. The current jackpot is 20% below its 12-month average of $6.05M.
Illinois Lucky Day Lotto has ranged from $100,000 to $1.3M over the past 12 months. The current jackpot is 63% below its 12-month average of $406,858.407.
Current jackpots and fixed top prizes for covered Illinois lottery games. Compare live amounts and next drawings, or jump back to jackpot analysis above for 12-month trends.
Jackpot amounts refresh when prize-tracking data updates. For 12-month highs, averages, and rollover analysis, see jackpot analysis above. Confirm final posted amounts with the official lottery source near a drawing cutoff.
Coverage and methodology
This page analyzes advertised jackpot movement for covered Illinois lottery games using official draw records from the past 12 months. Current amounts come from prize-tracking updates; trend cards combine every tracked draw schedule in a game family when multiple schedules exist.
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12 months
Tracked drawings since Sep 2025
Games with trend analysis
2
Rolling jackpots with enough movement and sample depth
Current prizes tracked
4
Jackpots and fixed top prizes shown in the live table
Latest data check
September 15, 2026
822 prize observations in the active trend sample
The largest advertised jackpot recorded in the tracked window for that game family, not an all-time record.
The mean advertised jackpot across every tracked drawing in the 12-month sample for that game.
How far the current advertised jackpot sits above or below that 12-month average, expressed as a percentage.
The number of consecutive recent drawings where the advertised jackpot stayed flat or grew without resetting to a lower base amount.
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This page lists the largest active Illinois jackpots and fixed top prizes, ranked by current advertised amount. The biggest current prize is shown at the top of the current jackpots section, with per-game jackpot analysis and 12-month trend cards below.
Over the past 12 months, Illinois Lotto has ranged from $2M to $11.6M, with a 12-month average of about $6.05M. It is currently $4.85M after 15 consecutive rollovers without a top-prize winner.
Based on tracked drawings since Sep 2025, the average advertised Illinois Lotto jackpot over the past 12 months is about $6.05M. Compare the current amount with that average in the jackpot analysis section on this page.
The current Illinois Lotto jackpot of $4.85M is below its 12-month average of $6.05M by roughly 20%.
The highest tracked Illinois Lotto jackpot in the past 12 months was $11.6M, reached on Jan 23, 2026. That figure comes from drawings tracked since Sep 2025 and is not an all-time record.
Over the past 12 months, Illinois Lucky Day Lotto has ranged from $100,000 to $1.3M, with a 12-month average of about $406,858.407. It is currently $150,000.
Based on tracked drawings since Sep 2025, the average advertised Illinois Lucky Day Lotto jackpot over the past 12 months is about $406,858.407. Compare the current amount with that average in the jackpot analysis section on this page.
The current Illinois Lucky Day Lotto jackpot of $150,000 is below its 12-month average of $406,858.407 by roughly 63%.
The highest tracked Illinois Lucky Day Lotto jackpot in the past 12 months was $1.3M, reached on Jun 10, 2026. That figure comes from drawings tracked since Sep 2025 and is not an all-time record.
Over the past 12 months of tracked drawings, the highest Illinois jackpot was Illinois Lotto at $11.6M, reached on Jan 23, 2026. This reflects drawings tracked since Sep 2025 and does not include jackpots from before that window.
Typical jackpot size varies by game. Over the past 12 months of tracked drawings, Illinois Lotto has averaged about $6.05M, Illinois Lucky Day Lotto has averaged about $406,858.407. Each game's 12-month range is shown in the jackpot analysis section above.
Among tracked Illinois games, Illinois Lotto currently has the longest active rollover streak, with roughly 15 consecutive drawings of jackpot growth without a top-prize winner. A longer rollover streak usually means a larger advertised jackpot.
A jackpot usually rolls over and grows from drawing to drawing until someone wins it. A fixed top prize stays at the same advertised amount every draw. This page tracks both so you can compare the biggest prizes side by side.
Advertised jackpots are estimates set by the lottery operator before each drawing, based on expected ticket sales and any amount rolled over from previous draws. The final posted amount can change close to the drawing cutoff, so confirm with the official source if you are buying near a deadline.
Jackpot and top-prize values refresh whenever prize-tracking data updates, typically after each drawing. The 12-month history reflects tracked drawings only and is not a complete record of every jackpot in the game's history.
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