Illinois iLottery player wins $1.8M on FastPlay Ultimate Diamond Jackpot game

An Illinois Lottery player has won $1,809,642 on the Ultimate Diamond Jackpot game, part of the FastPlay portfolio offered through the state's iLottery channel. The identity of the winner has not been disclosed.

The prize is the second-largest FastPlay payout of 2026. The biggest this year was a $3.3 million win in July. Across the full history of the portfolio, which launched in 2020, the new jackpot ranks as the sixth largest.

Ultimate Diamond Jackpot costs $30 to play. Its top prize starts at $75,000 and grows with each ticket sold until someone wins it. The game has paid out large sums in Illinois before, including a $1,694,919 jackpot won in March 2026.

FastPlay is among the most popular game categories in the state. According to the figures cited in the source, more than 7.5 million winning FastPlay tickets have been sold in Illinois this year, with $158 million awarded in prizes. The format lets players find out immediately whether they have won, and it offers prizes at several levels.

FastPlay tickets are priced higher than draw games such as Powerball and Mega Millions, which cost $2 per play. The odds of winning a FastPlay jackpot vary by game and are not set in the same way as those for the national draw games. Powerball and Mega Millions jackpot odds are 1 in 292 million and 1 in 302 million respectively.