Illinois woman wins $250,000 FastPlay lottery jackpot after accidental purchase

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welington — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:55:29 GMT

By any means necessary a win is a win . Congratulations

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Coin Toss — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:45:48 GMT

Born under the right star! Lucky

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sully16 — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:02:35 GMT

Congrats Holly, we really need to know what movie you were watching?

Asking for a friend.

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dickblow — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:47:47 GMT

congrats I did same thing I didnt win

Illinois woman wins $250,000 FastPlay lottery jackpot after accidental purchase

Lottery Post — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:31:22 GMT

Magnificent movie error results in quarter-million-dollar win

By Kate Northrop

An Illinois woman was bemoaning an accidental lottery purchase, but the mistake turned out to be one in her favor when she scooped a $250,000 FastPlay jackpot.

A brief mistake ended up rewarding an Illinois lottery player, whose unintentional ticket purchase landed her a hefty sum of $250,000.

The Johnston City resident, who was identified by the Illinois Lottery as Holly, was all smiles when she came